Topline: A man was found dead in a car at a gas station after a pre-dawn shooting in Southeast Portland left two other people hospitalized.
Published: August 17, 2026 10:04 pm ET
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PORTLAND, OR — One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that broke out before dawn Saturday near the east end of the Tilikum Bridge in Southeast Portland.
According to FOX 12 Oregon, Portland police were called shortly before 3 a.m. to the area of Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Caruthers Street in the Hosford-Abernathy neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found multiple injured people at the scene. Police said one victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance and another was driven there in a private car.
The person taken by ambulance is expected to recover, while the extent of the other victim’s injuries has not been released.
Investigators later found another person dead inside a car at a gas station near Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Southeast Alder Street, more than half a mile from where officers first responded.
Police have not released further details about what led to the shooting and have not publicly identified any suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 503-823-0479 or email homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Published: August 17, 2026 10:04 pm ET
PORTLAND, OR — One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that broke out before dawn Saturday near the east end of the Tilikum Bridge in Southeast Portland.
According to FOX 12 Oregon, Portland police were called shortly before 3 a.m. to the area of Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Caruthers Street in the Hosford-Abernathy neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found multiple injured people at the scene. Police said one victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance and another was driven there in a private car.
The person taken by ambulance is expected to recover, while the extent of the other victim’s injuries has not been released.
Investigators later found another person dead inside a car at a gas station near Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Southeast Alder Street, more than half a mile from where officers first responded.
Police have not released further details about what led to the shooting and have not publicly identified any suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 503-823-0479 or email homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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One Dead, Two Injured in Southeast Portland Shooting Near Tilikum Bridge
A man was found dead in a car at a gas station after a pre-dawn shooting in Southeast Portland left two other people hospitalized.
By Silvia Torres
Published: August 17, 2026 10:04 pm ET
PORTLAND, OR — One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that broke out before dawn Saturday near the east end of the Tilikum Bridge in Southeast Portland.
According to FOX 12 Oregon, Portland police were called shortly before 3 a.m. to the area of Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Caruthers Street in the Hosford-Abernathy neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found multiple injured people at the scene. Police said one victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance and another was driven there in a private car.
The person taken by ambulance is expected to recover, while the extent of the other victim’s injuries has not been released.
Investigators later found another person dead inside a car at a gas station near Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Southeast Alder Street, more than half a mile from where officers first responded.
Police have not released further details about what led to the shooting and have not publicly identified any suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 503-823-0479 or email homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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