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1 Killed, 9 Injured In Portland Shootings To Start Weekend: Police

Police are investigating a homicide and nine other shootings that occurred in 24 hours between early Friday and early Saturday in Portland.

Portland police are investigating 10 shootings, including one homicide, that occurred in a 24-hour period between early Friday and early Saturday. One person was killed and nine others injured in the shootings.
Portland police are investigating 10 shootings, including one homicide, that occurred in a 24-hour period between early Friday and early Saturday. One person was killed and nine others injured in the shootings. (Colin Miner/Patch)

PORTLAND, OR — A series of 10 shootings in Portland during a 24-hour period between early Friday and early Saturday left one person dead and another nine injured, according to police.

The shootings began just before 3 a.m. Friday, when two people were injured in a shooting at Southeast 128th Avenue and Southeast Sherman Street that began with a physical confrontation. One person suffered life-threatening injuries and the other non-life-threatening but serious injuries, police said.

One person was killed in a shooting around 6 a.m. Friday on the 7100 block of North Columbia Boulevard, according to authorities.

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Here is a timeline of the shootings:

  • 2:57 a.m. Friday; near SE 128th Avenue and SE Sherman Street

A group of people were involved in a physical confrontation before the shooting occurred, police said. The Enhanced Community Safety Team is investigating.

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  • 3:49 a.m. Friday; 700 block of Northeast 92nd Avenue

A resident confronted multiple people attempting to break into a vehicle outside a house on the street, and the suspects shot at the resident before fleeing, police said. There were no injuries reported.

  • 5:57 a.m. Friday; 7900 block of Northeast 21st Avenue

A worker was retrieving a scrap metal dumpster from a parking lot and found a person inside the dumpster. When the person was asked to leave, a "disturbance ensued" and a shot was fired. The suspect fled, and officers were not able to locate them, police said.

  • 6:03a.m. Friday; 7100 block of North Columbia Boulevard

Police found a man dead in a home in St. Johns neighborhood with evidence of a shooting. Police have not released suspect information, and no arrests have been made.

  • 12:25 p.m. Friday; Northeast 104th Avenue and Northeast Wygant Street

Police responded to reports of shots fired at a camp and found evidence of a shooting but no suspects or victims. The shooting was a result of a disturbance possibly related to a stolen vehicle, police said.

  • 5:45 p.m. Friday; North Midway Avenue and North Richards Street

A verbal altercation escalated into a shooting at a camp in the area, according to police. A woman exiting a tent was struck by a stray bullet, and a person involved in the altercation also was shot. The woman suffered a serious but non-life-threatening injury, and the injured person involved in the argument was treated and released from a hospital, police said.

  • 6:04 p.m. Friday; 3700 block of Southeast 71st Avenue

Police responded to a disturbance in the area and found evidence of a shooting in the street. Investigators linked a victim who later walked into a hospital to the shooting. The victim has since been released from the hospital, according to police.

  • 10:49 p.m. Friday; Southeast Holgate Boulevard and Southeast 113th Avenue

A gunshot victim walked into a hospital and claimed they were robbed at gunpoint at Holgate and 113th and were shot when they struggled with the suspect over the gun. Authorities have been unable to locate a crime scene or corroborate the claim.

  • 12:20 a.m. Saturday; 7000 block of Northeast 11th Avenue

A 62-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound while sleeping in her house when a stray bullet from an exchange of gunfire in the street penetrated her home, according to authorities. The woman suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was treated at a hospital. Three unoccupied vehicles also were struck by gunfire, and police recovered 20 casings in the area.

  • 1:06 a.m. Saturday; 4800 block of Southeast Hawthorne Street

Two people were shot in a parking lot, and several area houses suffered damage, according to police. One victim suffered life-threatening critical injuries, and the other suffered non-life-threatening serious injuries.

Police urge anyone with information about any of these shootings to email crimetips@portlandoregon.gov or contact Crime Stoppers of Oregon. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime.

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