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July 7, 2021 The Page 3 Bullets Fly; Homes Hit INSIDE Week in Review page 2 S PORTS page 6 M ETRO page 7 Portland Police mark where up to 80 bullets and bullet fragments landed during a Saturday night shooting on Northeast Seventh and Wygant Street, near King Elementary School. Shooting scene finds 80 cartridge casings Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 8 O PINION C LASSIFIED /B IDS page 9 pages 10 Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a massive shots fired call on Northeast 7th Avenue and Wygant Saturday night, July 3. The firepower littered the pavement with bullets and struck at least four homes in the vicinity of King Elementary School. When officers arrived they contacted witnesses and found evidence of a shooting, including over 80 cartridge casings. Four apartments had been hit by gunfire, includ- ing occupied homes, police said. At least four vehicles were also hit by bullets. Police did not find anyone who had been wounded. The suspects fled prior to police arriving. Officials said the Portland Police Enhanced Communi- ty Safety Team (ECST) re- sponded to investigate. To date there have been approximately 579 shoot- ing incidents in the City of Portland in 2021, more than twice the number during the same time in 2020. If anyone has information about this latest case, they are encouraged to reference case 21-181233 and e-mail crimetips@portlandoregon. gov . Anonymous tips can be sent through Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 cash for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anony- mous. Heat Deaths Rise to 67 County to study emergency response 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 personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, 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 Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PO QR code Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton Office Mngr/Clasfds: Lucinda Baldwin Admin.Coord.: Quayuana Washington C reative d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt G raPhiC d esiGn : Emma Szeimies o ffiCe a sst /s ales : Shawntell Washington P ublisher : e ditor : 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 The Multnomah County Medical Examin- er reported Monday that the number of deaths from last week’s record-breaking heat wave had risen to 64. The deaths were identified be- tween June 27 and July 3, which included three straight days of record-breaking temperatures of 108, 112 and 116 in Portland. The preliminary snapshot shows the people who died ranged in age from 44 to 97, with an average age of 68. The majority were white. Many were found in their homes, with no air conditioning or fans, official said. Statewide, a total of 107 Oregonians suffered deaths related to the heat wave, officials said. Of the deaths in Multnomah County, 30 were formally ruled hyperthermia or death by exces- sive heat. The remaining cases are suspected hyperthermia. Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury said the county will be conducting a much deep- er analysis of what happened during the historic heat wave and how to plan for the future. The county mounted what it called an all- hands-on-deck public health response to the heat crisis. Deborah Kafoury Three 24-hour cooling centers were opened and officials said they contacted tens of thou- sands of vulnerable elders, people with disabili- ties and pregnant women, distributing hundreds of fans and sending more than 60 outreach teams into the field to reach people experienc- ing homelessness. The additional investigation into “this mass casualty event is needed to bring what is still a very blurry picture into sharp focus,” officials said.
