KPTV - FOX 12Tear gas used in Southeast Portland arrest

Tear gas used in Southeast Portland arrest

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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -

Portland police are releasing few details this afternoon about an arrest made by the bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT).

Officers confirm that at about 12:30 p.m., Portland police served a search warrant at a home in the 4000 block of Southeast 91st Avenue. While serving that warrant, police say they did fire tear gas into the home.

The search warrant was served as part of an ongoing investigation into a gang-related shooting from the fall of 2011, according to police. They also say that a suspect is in custody.

Police add that no one was injured today and that more information will be released at a later time.

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