UPDATE: Additional Information about Dec. 12 Shooting near Cleveland High

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December 17, 2022 13:40

Detectives with the Enhanced Community Safety Team (ECST) continue investigating the December 12th shooting outside of Cleveland High School.

Based on the investigation so far, detectives are confirming that the incident was not a random act. The individuals involved were focused on each other and not the school. The involved subjects have been identified.

At this time, no arrests have been made. No suspect information is being released at this time. A safety plan is set up through the school security system.

Anyone with information about the shooting who has not yet spoken with police is asked to e-mail crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov attention: ECST and reference case number 22-329000.

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A 16-year-old teenager is recovering after a shooting outside of Cleveland High School.

On December 12, 2022, at 12:34 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to Cleveland High School after someone called 911 to report hearing gunshots from the area. As is their policy, Cleveland High School immediately went into lockdown. Officers arrived and found what appears to be evidence of a shooting outside of the school building, but partially on school grounds. According to witnesses, two vehicles may have been involved. Neither vehicle stayed at the scene of the shooting.

At 12:50 p.m., a 16-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound walked into a local hospital, suffering from a non-life-threatening injury. Investigators have determined that the 16-year-old attended Cleveland High School and was injured in the shooting incident at the school. The Enhanced Community Safety Team has responded to the school and is assuming control of the investigation.

While the investigation is ongoing, Southeast Franklin Street will be closed from Southeast 26th Avenue to Southeast 28th Avenue.

Anyone with information about the shooting who has not yet spoken with police is asked to call the (503)823-3333 or email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 22-329000.

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