According to authorities, a man who opened fire in Portland’s Old Town district on Wednesday afternoon sparked a police standoff when he took control of a TriMet bus and refused to get off.
According to a police spokesperson, officers broke into the bus at approximately 3:45 p.m. and threw a smoke bomb and a flashbang inside. The unidentified individual in custody may be charged with everything from kidnapping to unlawful use of a weapon or threats.
Latest Public Safety News
-
Portland police chief apologizes to Normandale Park shooting survivors for mischaracterizations
-
Police ID man accused of burglarizing weed shop, barricading self in SE Portland
-
Oregon prison population remains close to pre-pandemic low, due in part to public defender crisis
-
Oregon county that used a $1 lease to target homeless camp faces federal lawsuit
