Find out what police discovered after responding to a reported shooting outer East Portland …
Police block off S. E. 92nd Avenue near S. E. Clinton Street during the investigation of a fatal shooting.
Story and photos by David F. Ashton
The Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications dispatched Portland Police Bureau (PPB) East Precinct officers to a reported shooting with a weapon at S. E. 92nd Avenue and Clinton Street in outer East Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood at approximately 1:20 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2026.
Police blocked off streets around the scene overnight. In the darkness, it was difficult to make out what officers, investigators and detectives were doing.
This officer gets investigation tools out of his cruiser’s hatchback as they look in to this shooting homicide.
By dawn, many of the law enforcement staff had left, although PPB personnel remained assigned to the incident at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon.
Homicide investigation begins
PPB reported that officers found an adult man dead inside a residence and an adult woman injured. The woman was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
PPB’s Homicide Unit responded and began an investigation.
Inside a patrol car, an officer starts writing documentation about the shooting.
Asked about the case, the only additional information provided was “The suspect or suspects fled the scene.”
If you have information, and haven’t yet spoken with investigators, contact crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference Case No. 26-290364.
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