Here’s why a quiet block in an outer East Portland neighborhood was filled with homicide detectives late Sunday night …
Police vehicles fill this Cully neighborhood street, after gunshots ring out.
Story and photos By David F. Ashton
Two people were injured Sunday night – one critically – after gunfire erupted along NE Killingsworth Street near 65th Avenue, drawing a major police response to the Cully neighborhood.
On May 3, at 8:26 p.m., Portland Police Bureau (PPB) North Precinct officers were dispatched to investigate reports of gunshots in that area. When officers arrived, they found an adult man and an adult woman who had been shot.
An ambulance prepares to take one of the wounded to a hospital.
Paramedics treated both victims at the scene and took them to a local hospital. Police reported that the man’s injuries were life-threatening, and the woman also required hospital care.
The PPB Detective Division’s Homicide Unit responded to investigate. According to police, there were no suspects spotted at the time of the initial response, and there have not yet been any arrests.
PPB Homicide Unit detectives begin their investigation. Courtesy KOIN-6 News
During the investigation, neighbors saw a heavy police presence on NE 65th Avenue between Simpson and Killingsworth Streets.
If you have information about this case and have not already talked to police, please contact homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-0479 and please reference Case No. 26-128169.
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