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Portland Police Have Responded to at Least 359 Shootings This Year
Police officers in Portland, Oregon, have responded to at least 359 shootings so far in 2021, as the state’s largest city continues to see unprecedented levels of gun violence.
Preliminary statistics indicate that officers responded to 357 shootings, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman told The Epoch Times via email on May 7; at least two other shootings have occurred since then. Ninety-five of the shootings resulted in injuries, with 113 people being injured.
The numbers don’t count suicide attempts.
On May 7, officers responded to a report of shots fired and found evidence of gunfire in the area of Northeast Prescott Street and Northeast 33rd Avenue. A short time later, an off-duty officer witnessed a gunshot victim being dropped off at a nearby hospital.
Police ask public to help solve Northeast Portland shooting
A victim is brought to the hospital with critical injuries on Friday afternoon.
Police are asking the public s help to solve a Friday afternoon shooting that critically wounded a person in Northeast Portland.
The name of the victim was not immediately released.
According to police, at 3:33p.m. on May 7, North Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the area of Northeast Prescott Street and Northeast 33rd Avenue. When they arrived, the officers located evidence of gunfire and began an investigation.
A short time later, an off-duty officer reported seeing a gunshot victim dropped off at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, 2801 North Gantenbein Avenue. Officers responded and learned that the victim was critically injured.
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