Portland Police Have Responded to at Least 359 Shootings This Year

Portland Police Have Responded to at Least 359 Shootings This Year
A Portland Police Bureau officer in a file photograph in Portland, Ore. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Police officers in Portland, Oregon, have responded to at least 359 shootings so far in 2021, as the state’s largest city continues to see unprecedented levels of gun violence.

Preliminary statistics indicate that officers responded to 357 shootings, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman told The Epoch Times via email on May 7; at least two other shootings have occurred since then. Ninety-five of the shootings resulted in injuries, with 113 people being injured.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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