PORTLAND, Ore — Two men suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after a shooting in downtown Portland early Saturday, police said.
Officers responded around 12:20 a.m. to a reported disturbance near Southwest 3rd Avenue and West Burnside Street. While on their way, officers heard gunfire and found evidence of a shooting at the scene, but no victims or suspects were located.
Police later identified a possible suspect vehicle leaving downtown on Interstate 84. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled at high speed. They did not pursue the vehicle; instead, Portland Police’s Air Support Unit tracked it until its occupants stopped near Northeast 58th Avenue and Northeast Flanders Street and ran into the neighborhood.
Officers from multiple precincts and the K9 unit surrounded the area and detained four men as the investigation continued.
Police learned that two adult men had arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle with gunshot wounds. Both were treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The Portland Police Bureau’s Enhanced Community Safety Team is investigating. Anyone with information or video related to the shooting is asked to email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, attention ECST, and reference case number 26-288413.