We re in bad times, but we ve overcome them before January 27 2021
Our opinion: This too shall pass appears in 2 Corinthians, resonates as an ancient Persian adage, and was spoken by Abraham Lincoln at a Wisconsin fair in 1859.
Portlanders are depressed and anxious. So are Oregonians and Americans and people worldwide.
A pandemic has taken 400,000 lives nationwide and 1,800 here in Oregon. We re hearing cries for racial equity on issues ranging from justice to health care to home ownership to education and so much more. The recession hit so fast, most of us were stunned. This summer s raging wildfires, right on the edge of the metro area, brought anxiety that this likely will be our new normal. And we survived the most polarizing, emotionally charged national election in our lifetime.
Protesters interfere in man s mental health crisis, police claim January 16 2021
Portland police claim the man s mom begged the two crowds to stop protesting, but they refused.
Specially-trained officers were trying to calm an armed man who was threatening to kill himself and hurt others when two crowds of protesters showed up Friday, Jan. 15.
Portland officers got the call about a man in crisis at 1 p.m. The man had reportedly jumped from a second-story window of an apartment building on Southwest Fourth Avenue, pulled out a knife and was waving it around at passing cars and people.
When officers arrived, the 30-year-old man pressed the knife to his neck and said he would kill himself if they came closer, according to police. An officer trained for such situations started talking to the man while others worked to clear the area to keep the situation calm.
Two killed in Southeast Portland
Police are investigating an early Sunday double homicide in Southeast Portland.
The names of the victims were not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
The killings continue a surge of gun violence that began in the middle of last year and has continued into 2021.
According to police, the investigation began at approximately 3:35 a.m. on Jan. 17 when East Precinct officers responded to a call of a shooting in the 14300 block of Southeast Division Street. When they arrived, officers found two victims who were dead.
Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau s Homicide Division responded to the scene to lead the investigation. The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Oregon State Medical Examiner at a later time and date.