Police Find No Bias, Terror Motive in Portland Road Rampage

Police Find No Bias, Terror Motive in Portland Road Rampage
Paul Rivas in a booking photo on Jan. 26, 2021. Portland Police via AP
The Associated Press
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PORTLAND, Ore.—Investigators have found no evidence that terrorism, politics or any bias motivated the rampage of a 64-year-old Oregon man who witnesses said repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, killing a 77-year-old woman and injuring nine other people, police said.

Police identified the driver as Paul Rivas of Oregon City. He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on initial charges of second-degree murder, assault and failure to perform the duties of a driver, the Portland Police Bureau said in a news release.