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Camera Captures Shooting
Detectives
release video to
help solve case
C ervante p ope
t he p ortland o bserver
Portland police have released a
video of a shooting that occurred
near Alberta Market on Northeast
Street and Ninth Avenue in hopes
that the public can aid in figur-
ing out what happened and bring
charges against the person or per-
sons responsible.
North Precinct and Gang
Enforcement Team officers re-
sponded to reports of gunfire at
the intersection around 4 p.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 18. Upon arrival
by
Surveillance video from a camera across the street the Alberta
Market at Northeast Alberta and Ninth Avenue shows cars and
people caught up in a shooting that police believe is gang related.
The video was released by police in an attempt to solve the crime.
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School Day Injury Crash
A 15-year-old boy was hit by a
car near George Middle School
in north Portland just before 8
a.m. Tuesday morning. The boy
was immediately transported to
the hospital with potentially life
threatening injuries. He was set to
being his first day as a freshman at
Roosevelt High.
Smith for Wapato Shelter
Multnomah County Commission-
er Loretta Smith came out Thurs-
day in support of turning north
Portland’s unused Wapato Jail
into a home-
less
shelter.
The contro-
versial site has
been turned
down numer-
ous times by
Smith’s
co-
horts, County
Chair Deborah Kafoury and most
of City Council, but Smith still
feels it’s the most viable option.
The
officers saw one vehicle that had
been hit by bullets while others
vehicles fled the scene.
There were no reports of any-
one wounded during the gunfire.
The 50 second long surveil-
lance video shows few cars turning
northbound onto Northeast Ninth
Avenue before a swarm of people
begin running to safety both inside
Alberta Market and further up Al-
berta Street. It can be viewed at
https://youtu.be/7ewhTdr3nhg.
Detectives are asking for wit-
nesses present in the surround-
ing vehicles at the time of the
shootings and any other persons
that may have information on the
shootings to contact Detective Jeff
Pontius at 503-823-2081 or Jef-
fery.pontius@portlandoregon.gov.
Week Review
Homeless Fire Spreads
A 32-year-old woman has been
arrested under suspicion of setting
a fire at a homeless camp under-
neath the Hawthorne Bridge on
Friday, which then spread to emp-
ty warehouse nearby. Police used
security camera footage to find the
woman and charge her with arson.
Black Actress Hacked
Saturday Night Live and recent
Ghostbusters remake star Leslie
Jones had her personal website
hacked on Wednesday. Hackers
posted nude photos of Jones, her
passport and driver’s license in-
formation and pictures of gorillas
on her site. The hack comes just
weeks after Jones was racially at-
tacked on Twitter.
Paisley Park Public Tours
Rolling Stone revealed last week
that Prince’s estate, Paisley Park,
will be turned into a museum with
in
tours for the public come October
6. Guests will see some of Prince’s
personal items on display, as well
as getting to look at the park’s
many rooms. Tickets for the tours
went on sale Friday.
Quarterback Anthem Protest
Biracial San
Francisco
49ers quar-
terback Colin
Kaepernick
protested
participation
in the Na-
tional
An-
them during
a preseason
game against
the Green Bay Packers Friday.
When asked about it, Kaeper-
nick stated that he will not “show
pride in a flag for a country that
oppresses black people and peo-
ple of color.”
Gene Wilder Passes
Gene Wilder, the comedic partner
to Richard Pryor and so many oth-
er stars, died Monday at the age
of 83 due to complications from
Alzheimer’s disease. The Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
actor was diagnosed with the dis-
ease three years ago, but chose to
keep his condition secret.
Lloyd Mall Shooting
Police are investigating a shoot-
ing that happened at Lloyd Center
Mall on Sunday. Police believe the
shooting occurred on the second
level of the mall’s parking garage.
Police said one person was treated
for non-life threatening injuries.