A mass shooting near the site of a protest against police violence in Portland Oregon left one person dead and five others injured, multiple news outlets reported.
The shooting happened on Saturday night, at approximately 8 p.m. on Northeast 55th Avenue and Northeast Hassalo Street near Normandale Park, local station KPTV 12 reported.
Police said a woman was dead when officers arrived. Two men and three other women were taken to a nearby hospital, they added, according to The Washington Post. Information on their conditions was not immediately released.
Two people were taken into custody in connection with the shooting, according to the station.
Authorities have not released information about their conditions and have not identified a suspect or those shot.
#UPDATE: A @PortlandPolice officer on scene confirmed one person is dead and four were shot at Normandale Park @fox12oregon
— Connor McCarthy (@conr_mccarthy) February 20, 2022
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#UPDATE ON MASS SHOOTING: @PortlandPolice say their preliminary investigation found the shooting started as a confrontation between an armed protester and an armed neighbor who lives nearby. Confirmed information is still limited at the time @fox12oregon
— Connor McCarthy (@conr_mccarthy) February 20, 2022
