Makayla Maree Harris was only 18 when she was killed in what was likely a gang-related shooting in downtown Portland last summer. She is not believed to have been the intended target, but rather someone who had the misfortune of simply being present at what quickly became a crime scene.
53-year-old Kelley Marie Smith and her husband were out delivering meals for Uber Eats when she was gunned down near a North Portland park in December of 2020.
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https://www.hangthecensors.com/484469.html (Natural News) A series of fatal shootings in the past week have pushed Portland’s homicides to 53 this year. This marks the most killings that the city has experienced since the early 1990s.
Since Saturday, four people of color have been gunned down in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland. The list includes 44-year old marijuana dispensary employee Michael Arthur, 23-year-old Uber driver Dhulfiqar Kareem Mseer, 53-year-old Kelley Marie Smith and 16-year-old Abdushukri Uren. Three of the shootings were the result of gang-related violence.
The increase in shooting-related deaths has mounted in an extraordinary year when the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, social justice protests, wildfires and a contested presidential election have dominated headlines.
Four deadly shootings this week drove up Portland’s homicide count to 53, most in 26 years
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“The disparate impact of violence on our communities of color is shocking,” said Police Chief Chuck Lovell. “Our African American, Somali, Iraqi, Latino and other communities are grieving the loss of loved ones.” Mark Graves/StaffMark Graves
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this year, marking the most killings in the city since the early 1990s.
And 2020 isn’t over yet – setting up a grim vigil in what police across the country believe is a spasm of bloodshed influenced by the nation’s overwhelming health and economic calamities.