PORTLAND — Portland police say a suspect armed with a rifle has been fatally shot by an officer.
Sgt. Pete Simpson says the shooting happened early Tuesday, after officers responded to a 911 call about a disturbance and shooting at a residence in outer southeast Portland.
He says preliminary information shows the suspect fired at officers, possibly from a handgun, before emerging from the building with a rifle. A SWAT team and crisis negotiators were dispatched to the scene, but not yet in place when the shooting occurred.
Police have yet to release the man’s name; Simpson says he was in his 50s.
