2 men shot, injured overnight in Portland’s Old Town

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Police are investigating a shooting that injured two men in the Old Town district early Saturday morning.

According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers were called to the scene of a disturbance in the area of Southwest 3rd Avenue and West Burnside Street shortly after midnight.

Responding officers heard gunshots while en route, as well as evidence of gunfire at the scene, but no suspects or victims.

They located a possible suspect car entering I-84 a short time later, but the driver sped away as officers attempted to pull the car over.

The car was tracked with assistance from the PPB’s Air Support Unit, stopping at Northeast 58th Avenue and Northeast Flanders Street, where the occupants fled into a neighborhood on foot. Officers and a K9 unit located and detained four suspects from the car.

Later, police learned that two men with gunshot wounds had been taken to a hospital by a private car. Both victims are expected to recover.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, referencing case number 26-288413.