Victim Shot While Stopped at Traffic Light

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September 14, 2020 05:23

A man suffered an injury to his hand after being shot while stopped at a traffic light in the Lents Neighborhood.

On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 10:47p.m., East Precinct responded to a call of a shooting near Southeast 82nd Avenue and Southeast Foster Road. Officers arrived and located an adult male victim shot in the hand. He was transported to the hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

The victim said that he saw a group of suspects attempting to break into vehicles nearby and exchanged words with them. The suspects got into multiple vehicles and followed him a short distance on Southeast Foster Road until he stopped at a red light at Southeast 82nd Avenue. Someone from a suspect vehicle fired multiple shots into the victim's vehicle. The suspects drove off. No suspect description is being released at this time. The investigation is continuing.

If anyone has information about this shooting, please call non-emergency at 503-823-3333 or e-mail crimetips@portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 20-281549.

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