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Police investigating armed confrontation on North Portland street Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Scenes from the videotaped armed clash on North Alberta Street and Michigan Avenue Thursday, May 6, 2021. Facebook Share Police are investigating an armed confrontation between a motorist who pulled a handgun and at least two pedestrians dressed in black and armed with what appear to be assault rifles that erupted Thursday in the middle of a residential street in North Portland. It’s unclear what started the standoff, but videos circulating on social media show the resulting confron...

Candace Avalos column: Accountability is only the first step towards justice Today 6:15 AM Facebook Share Candace Avalos Avalos is the incoming executive director of Verde, co-founder of the Black Millennial Movement and chair of Portland’s Citizen Review Committee. A resident of Portland, she also serves on the city’s Charter Review Commission. Her column appears on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. “Guilty.” As we have collectively held our breath throughout the trial of Derek Chauvin, the answer we’ve been waiting for finally arrived. The jury confirmed what we already...

Police have not yet identified the white man police killed, but an eyewitness said he may have been in a mental health crisis: the exact type of situation where Portland police have been shown a tendency toward deadly overreaction. A Portland man who gave his name as Ghost protested the police killing of an unidentified man at Lents Park in Portland Friday morning. (Courthouse News photo /Karina Brown) PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Police shot and killed a man Friday morning, and a protest planned to honor the death of another man gunned down by officers shifted to confront cops at the crime scene.

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Portland’s Lents Neighborhood Becomes the Latest Scene of Outrage Against Police as a City Braces for What’s Next The crowd included Letha Winston, whose son Patrick Kimmons was killed by Portland police in 2018. A dumpster is set aflame in Lents on April 16, 2021. (Justin Yau) Updated April 16 at 11:15 PM A verdant Southeast Portland park and the streets surrounding it became the latest location for a standoff between ...

Man fatally shot by police in SE Portland park Updated 2:20 PM; Facebook Share Portland police shot and killed a man Friday morning in Lents Park after responding to reports of person with a gun, the bureau said. Officers responded around 9:30 a.m. and confronted the man, police said. Officers fired a “less lethal” 40 millimeter projectile at the man before one officer shot the man with a firearm, Assistant Police Chief Chris Davis said at an afternoon news conference. Officers on the scene called emergency medics, but the man died by the park’s ball field off Southeast 92nd Avenue. Po...