Portland police have responded to four shooting homicides and 14 gunshot injuries this month alone. The agency has also recovered 231 shell casings throughout the city and received 40 reports of shootings since the beginning of the month.
Female shooting victim dies in hospital May 14 2021
Police say Danae K. Williams, 25, and a male victim were shot in Northeast Portland on May 12.
The female victim in the May 12 shooting in Northeast Portland has died in the hospital.
Police have identified the victim as Danae K. Williams, 25, of Portland. The male victim is still in the hospital with critical injuries. No suspect information has been released.
According to police, the investigation began at 8:55p.m. last Wednesday when North Precinct officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 6800 block of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. When the officers arrived, they located two shooting victims, an adult male and adult female. The victims were transported to a hospital for treatment. Their injuries were considered life threatening.
Woman, 25, dies after NE Portland shooting
Updated May 14, 2021;
By The Oregonian/OregonLive
A 25-year-old woman shot Wednesday in Portland’s Woodlawn neighborhood has died at a hospital, marking the latest fatality in an ongoing spate of gun violence.
Danae K. Williams of Portland was one of two people shot in the 6800 block of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Police said the other person, a man who has not been publicly identified, remains hospitalized with critical injuries but is expected to survive.
Portland police have not detailed the circumstances of the shooting, and no arrests have been announced.
The homicide is the 32nd in Portland this year. That figure includes a fatal police shooting at Southeast Portland’s Lents Park last month.
One killed, two wounded in Wednesday shootings May 13 2021
A man is shot and killed in broad daylight near a restaurant in Northeast Portland on May 12.
Police are investigating two shootings on Wednesday, May 12, including a killing in broad daylight.
According to police, a man was shot to death around 5:30 p.m. near Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 118th Avenue.
Family members identified the victim as Jalon Yoakum.
The shooting happened in an area where several people were going to pick up dinner from a local pizza restaurant and a barbecue restaurant. This shooting touched many members of the community, including Pastor J.W. Matt Hennessee.
One killed, two wounded in Wednesday shootings May 13 2021
A man is shot and killed in broad daylight near a restaurant in Northeast Portland on May 12.
Police are investigating two shootings on Wednesday, May 12, including a killing in broad daylight.
According to police, a man was shot to death around 5:30 p.m. near Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 118th Avenue.
Family members identified the victim as Jalon Yoakum.
The shooting happened in an area where several people were going to pick up dinner from a local pizza restaurant and a barbecue restaurant. This shooting touched many members of the community, including Pastor J.W. Matt Hennessee.