Pizzeria Shooting + 4-Alarm Apartment Fire + Youth Climate Strike

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, filling in for Dominic in this edition of the Portland Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Portland today:

1. One person has died and two others were injured after a shooting in northwest Portland early Friday morning, according to police. Just before 2 a.m., officers were called out to a report of a shooting at Silver Dollar Pizza Co. Officers arrived and learned that three men had been shot. One man died at the scene, one was taken to an area hospital by ambulance, and the third drove in a private vehicle to a hospital, according to police. (KPTV.com)
2. Dozens of firefighters responded to a four-alarm fire at an abandoned commercial building in southeast Portland early Friday morning. Just before 12:30 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to a report of a building on fire at Southeast Alder and Southeast 9th Avenue. Crews arrived at the scene and found heavy fire showing from the east side of the building. PF&R called four alarms to bring in additional help to keep the flames from spreading to surrounding buildings. (KPTV.com)
3. Hundreds of young people marched through the streets of Portland to City Hall on Friday for the Portland Youth Climate Strike, the local part of a large-scale international protest against climate change. (KATU)
4. Record-breaking gun violence continues as Portland police report seven shootings in one day. (OregonLive)
5. Portland has been named the best coffee city in America by WalletHub. (Eater Portland)

Today in Portland:

• Bird Journals for Beginners and Continuing Journalers - Bird Journaling Made Simple! (10:00 AM)
• Writing the Long Short Story - Literary Arts (12:00 PM)
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA) – Schubert’s “Tragic” Symphony and violinist Francisco Fullana (7:00 PM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.