Shelter-in-place ordered in SE Portland as SWAT teams search for shooting suspect

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Portland and Gresham authorities are responding to a shooting in Southeast Portland that left one person critically injured Tuesday morning.

Details of the shooting are limited, but authorities arrived at the scene near 5900 SE 136th Avenue around 8:37 a.m. A shelter in place was ordered for nearby residents.

KOIN 6 News teams on the ground say SWAT teams arrived just after 9:30 a.m. to search for an armed suspect.

Authorities found a woman with life-threatening injuries at the site of the shooting and say she was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

According to David Douglas School District, both Gilbert Park Elementary and Alice Ott Middle School were placed in secure mode until police gave them the all-clear around 12:36 p.m.

“Based on the Portland Police Bureau, there are no safety concerns to our schools,” the district wrote in an afternoon update. “Police presence might still be in the area near Southeast 136th, if you live nearby, please follow law enforcement directions.”

A nearby resident, David Bet, said the situation caused everyone to “scramble” while “everything shut down.”

“I called the school because my kids go to school there, go to the park, so just let them know what happened and they shut the school down,” a nearby resident, David Bet, said. “It was scary. You know, it’s too close to home. This has happened too often — terror around here in south this park. So it’s it’s become a nightmare.”

The Portland Police Bureau said their Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) was at a training out of town when the incident happened so the the East Metro SWAT, comprised of personnel from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Gresham Police Department, responded. PPB’s Homicide Unit also responded and is investigating.

Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to contact Gresham and Portland police.

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