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Portland Nears 400 Shootings in Five Months as Police Grapple for a Response 22 people have lost their lives to gun violence in Portland in 2021. Updated May 14 at 11:17 PM As Portland nears 400 shootings in less than five months, nearly every regional law enforcement agency including the FBI’s Portland field office is coordinating a street presence this weekend in hopes of deterring retribution. As of Friday, 23 people had died in Portland shootings this year. As of Thursday, 388 non-suicide shooting incidents had left 125 people injured, according to Sgt. Kevin Allen with the Portland Police Bureau.