May 19, 2021
The
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
Week in Review
M ETRO
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p ortland p oliCe b ureau photo
In a new effort to combat a cycle of violent shootings, a combined team of law enforcement responds
to a suspected gang shooting on Sunday near 126th and Taggart, including officers from the East
Precinct, a new Enhanced Community Safety Team, and agents from the FBI.
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S PORTS
Show of Force Grows
Police team up
to break ‘cycle
of violence’
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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O PINION
C LASSIFIED /B IDS
(AP) — Police on Sunday were
getting help from the FBI in inves-
tigating the latest round of shoot-
ings in Portland amid a “cycle of
violence” that the city’s police
chief believes is gang-related.
At least three shootings were
reported over the weekend. A
woman was killed in a shooting
Sunday morning about an hour
after a man suffered serious gun-
shot injuries in another shooting,
police said. The man was expected
to recover.
On Saturday morning, the En-
hanced Community Safety Team
responded to investigate after a
woman was shot in the shoulder
as she was driving. Authorities be-
lieve that the victim was shot from
another vehicle. Multiple rounds
entered her side window.
Eight more officers were work-
ing on the team over the weekend
in response to a dramatic increase
in shootings, an effort that was
announced on Friday by the City
Council and Mayor Ted Wheeler.
In addition, FBI agents were
partnering with police to more
quickly investigate all shootings
in hopes of preventing retaliatory
shootings that may result, which
can lead to even more shootings,
said Kieran Ramsey, special agent
in charge of the FBI’s Portland
field office.
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