TriMet bus driver shot while driving passengers
According to Portland Police, a TriMet bus driver was shot Saturday night while driving passengers.
Posted: May 23, 2021 3:24 PM
Updated: May 23, 2021 3:24 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Police say a TriMet bus driver was shot Saturday night while driving passengers.
A bullet hole was found in the windshield, and the driver was being treated at a nearby hospital for what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
Police say the incident happened shortly after 7 p.m. near Northeast 102nd Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street.
There were no reports of injuries to passengers on the bus. Police are investigating.
TriMet driver shot and wounded while driving bus, police say By The Oregonian, oregonlive.com
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PORTLAND A TriMet bus driver was shot behind the wheel Saturday night while driving passengers, Portland Police said.
A bullet hole was found in the windshield, and the driver was being treated for an apparent gunshot wound to the shoulder at an area hospital, according to police. The incident happened near Northeast 102nd Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street.
There were no reports of injuries to passengers on the bus. Police are investigating.
TriMet said Sunday that the driver is expected to make a full recovery.
TriMet bus driver shot Saturday in Northeast Portland May 23 2021
Police do not believe the driver, who was seriously wounded, was the intended target of the shooting.
A TriMet driver was shot and wounded behind the wheel of a bus in East Portland on Saturday.
The name of the victim was not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
According to police, an East Precinct officer was in the vicinity on another call around 7 p.m. May 22 when she heard gunfire near Northeast 102nd Avenue and Halsey Street. She and other officers responded and found the wounded driver, who was transported to an area hospital.