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2 men injured in downtown Portland shooting; 4 detained
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Key Points:
- Two men sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in a downtown Portland shooting early Saturday, according to police.
- Officers responded to a disturbance near Southwest 3rd Avenue and West Burnside Street around 12:20 a.m., heard gunfire en route, but initially found no victims or suspects at the scene.
- A suspect vehicle was identified leaving downtown on Interstate 84; the driver fled a traffic stop attempt, leading police to track the vehicle until occupants fled on foot near Northeast 58th Avenue and Northeast Flanders Street.
- Four men were detained after a multi-precinct and K9 unit response, while the two injured men arrived at a hospital by private vehicle for treatment.
- The Portland Police Bureau’s Enhanced Community Safety Team is investigating and requests anyone with information or video to contact them referencing case number 26-288413.
