PORTLAND, Ore. — A manhunt continued Tuesday for the suspect who shot and injured two Portland Police officers in the Lloyd District.
One of the officers was released from the hospital on Tuesday. He has been with Portland Police for seven years and is assigned to the bureau’s north precinct.
The second officer is still hospitalized, but is in stable condition. He has been with Portland Police for 17 years and is also working the North Precinct.
The shooting happened at about 8:20 p.m. Monday along NE Clackamas Street between 16th and 17th avenues.
Police were responding to reports of a man threatening someone with a knife
At a press conference Tuesday, officials said one of the officers had been shot twice, and the other had one shooting injury. They did not clarify the location of those gunshot wounds.
Portland Police released two still images from a body camera video that shows the suspect, a man in his mid-30’s with facial hair. If you see him, call 911.
Neighbors said they saw two people being wheeled out of the area on gurneys.
“Two of our officers were shot while doing the work they swore an oath to do,” Deputy Chief Chris Gjovik said at Tuesday’s press conference. “If you saw anything or have security footage of the incident please contact us through our tip line.”
They are asking anyone from NE 15th to 19th avenues and Broadway to Multnomah Street to send any video from their surveillance systems recorded from 7 p.m. Monday through 7 a.m. Tuesday.
QR Code – Portland Police Bureau Evidence Submission Portal.
Shortly after officers arrived on scene and began talking to the suspect, he opened fire. There was no exchange of gunfire
“Both of the injured officers were incredibly fortunate,” Deputy Chief Gjovik said. “One inch can make all the different when you are dealing with gunshot wounds and the outcome could have been far worse for the injured officers.”
It’s a moment that shakes are police family to its core. It’s a reminder that beyond this uniform badge are human beings.
Deputy Chief Gjovik would not release information on how far they have expanded the search for the suspect.
Neighbor Jerry Swick heard the gunshots from his window and watched the officers being taken into the ambulance.
He says knowing the suspect is on the loose is nerve-wracking, but not surprising.
“This area would be extremely easy to get out of. I mean, we have got buses, we have got MAX, and we have got tons of neighborhoods you can go in the back yard,” said Swick.
Another woman living here tells me she got home right around the time the crime scene tape went up and had to wait in her car for four hours.
Police searched around her house to make sure the suspect wasn’t hiding there before she could go back in.
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