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June 9, 2021 The Page 3 INSIDE L O C A L N E W S Week in Review M ETRO page 2 page 6 Portland police respond to a Sunday shooting at a house on Boise Street, just west of Southeast 42nd Avenue, where four people were fatally shot. (AP photo) Four Dead at Southeast Home Police say four people were found fatally shot over the week- end at a home in southeast Port- land, which continues a string of shootings that has made the last year one of the worst for gun vio- lence in Portland’s history. Officers discovered the vic- tims when they responded to reports of a shooting at 10:25 page 10 S PORTS p.m. Sunday at the residence, lo- cated on Boise Street, just west of 42nd Avenue in the Cres- ton-Kenilworth neighborhood. The names were not immediate- ly available, nor were any details on what led to the shooting. No arrests have been made. According to a report in the Oregonian, quoting a source with knowledge of the case but not au- thorized to talk, investigators sus- pect a shootout occurred inside the home after three men arrived and attacked the occupants. The investigation is continuing and autopsies will be performed, according to police. Anyone with information is urged to contact au- thorities. New Round of Business Support O PINION C LASSIFIED /B IDS Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 11 pages 12-13 page 15 Minority-owned small busi- nesses in the Portland metro area have an opportunity to receive a boost from Comcast as the com- pany rolls out the third round of a program aimed at giving these companies a hand up. More than 700 small busi- nesses owned by people of color across the country — including more than 50 in Oregon and southwest Washington — were named Comcast RISE award re- cipients in March. Now, the third Technical and marketing support from Comcast Rise helps Sharon phase of the “Representation, Maxwell of Portland, owner of Bratton Construction, slowly bring back her employees after a work disruption caused the coronavirus C ontinued on p age 4 pandemic. Greene, Hollands Elected to School Board Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or per- sonal usage without the written consent of the general man- ager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amal- gamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association Comcast Rise focus on minority firms PO QR code P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton Office Mngr/Clasfds: Lucinda Baldwin Admin.Coord.: Quayuana Washington C reative d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt o ffiCe a sst /s ales : Shawntell Washington CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Two Black candidates won more than 70 percent of the vote to be elected to the Portland school board in last month’s vote-by- mail election, joining incumbent Michelle Depass to give the sev- en-member panel three Black rep- resentatives for the first time in its history. Herman Greene, the pastor at Abundant Life PDX Church, won C ontinued on p age 7 Gary Hollands Herman Greene
