We Were There on the Oregon Trail by William O. Steele

The victim refused to say where the shooting took place.

At 10:50p.m., officers learned that a victim walked into a hospital with an apparent gunshot wound that was not life-threatening. Officers checked the area and did not locate any victims or evidence of gunfire. On Saturday, at 10:18p.m., Central Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of shots heard in the 900 block of Southeast 33rd Avenue in the Sunnyside Neighborhood. #PPB#Įight People Injured, 1 Killed, By Gunfire in Portland Overnight - 05/14/23Īt least nine people were struck or otherwise injured by gunfire in Portland overnight, leaving one dead and several hurt. Additional information will be released when appropriate. If anyone has information about any of these cases and have not already talked to police, please e-mail and reference the corresponding case number. Users are warned that there may be a batch of purported cocaine circulating on the street that is particularly dangerous to use. NOC has found that in several of these cases, there is evidence that the user believed they were ingesting cocaine, but that it was really a blend of cocaine and fentanyl, or possibly pure powdered fentanyl. Preliminary investigation reveals a concerning pattern. These are a list of the current cases: May 12, 2023, 11:38a.m., inside an apartment in the 12100 block of East Burnside Street, 38-year-old man, case number 23-123928 May 12, 2023, 1:34p.m., in a tent in the 8100 block of Southeast Rhine Street, 42-year-old man, 23-124037 May 13, 2023, 12:24a.m., in a vehicle in Sellwood Riverfront Park, 8049 SE Oaks Park Way, 47-year-old man, 23-124623 May 13, 2023, 1:44a.m., in a grassy area at West Burnside Street and Northwest 8th Avenue, unknown age man (identity has not yet been determined), 23-124669 May 13, 2023, 4:21p.m., in an apartment in the 800 block of Northwest Naito Parkway, 69-year-old man, 23-125214 May 13, 2023, 11:49p.m., in an apartment in the 16000 block of Northeast Sandy Boulevard, 49-year-old male and a 37-year-old man, 23-125607 May 14, 2023, 4:31p.m., 8100 Block of North Hartman Street, Unknown age person, 23-126180 All of these cases are under investigation by the Medical Examiner’s office and Portland Police Narcotics and Organized Crime (NOC) Unit.

Six of them are likely fentanyl related, and the other two are pending additional investigation. Since Friday, May 12, 2023, PPB has assisted the Medical Examiner with 8 death investigations that are suspected drug overdoses. The Portland Police Bureau is alerting the community of a potentially dangerous batch of drugs circulating the street marketplace. Numerous Fatal Drug Overdoses Raise Concerns About Dangerous Batch - 05/14/23

We Were There on the Oregon Trail by William O. Steele