🌱 Shooting Shatters ER Door + Landlord Sentenced For Shooting Tenants

Hello all! I'm here with your Tuesday edition of the Portland Daily, full of all the things you need to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Rain at times. High: 46 Low: 30.

Here are the top three stories today in Portland:

1. A Monday afternoon shooting has shattered the glass door to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center's emergency room. Police say someone was being shot at while entering or exiting the hospital. No injuries nor arrests have been reported. (Subscription: OregonLive)
2. A Portland landlord who killed one tenant and wounded another has been sentenced to life in prison. Reza Mardani shot George Adkeson and Darlene Kelley in January of 2019 while trying to evict them from an RV. A jury found Mardani guilty in October before he was sentenced by Judge Benjamin Souede. (Subscription: OregonLive)
3. Theodore Johnson, a former Portland non-profit director, has plead guilty to stealing $320,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Johnson had been working for Ten Penny International Housing Foundation before committing bank fraud. Johnson misused the CARES Act in order to steal money for the foundation and himself. (KATU)

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Today in Portland:

• Gingerbread Display At the Benson Hotel (All Day)
• Christmas Festival of Lights At The Grotto (After Dark)
• A Christmas Carol At Portland's Playhouse (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The final Portland Farmers Market of the year will be on Saturday, Dec. 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It's also a great opportunity to grab any last minute ingredients or gifts for Christmas celebrations. (Portland Farmers Market via Facebook)
• Snow is likely in Portland this week, causing icy roads on busy holiday travel days. The snow is expected to be short lived. (OregonLive)
• TriMet is offering free rides on New Year's Eve. The free rides will start at 8:00 p.m., encouraging a safe evening for all. (KATU)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you soon!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.