Crime & Safety
Police Investigate Shooting at Waterfront Park
One injured person was found though not clear if the person had been shot.
Portland Police are investigation a shooting Friday night at Waterfront Park.
It happened about 10:45.
Officers heard gunshots and people called 9-1-1, saying there was a disturbance and people were firing guns.
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Officers arrived and found someone who had been injured but it wasn't clear if the person had been shot.
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The person is expected to be okay.
They found evidence of gunfire on the promenade, north of the Morrison Bridge.
Police says that the suspect is a black male in his 20s, 5'9" to 6'00" tall, wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and carrying a black backpack. Witnesses told police that the suspect was last seen running in the area of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Washington Street.
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