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Police fatally shoot robbery suspect in Portland

By Associated Press
Published: February 9, 2017, 11:38am

PORTLAND — A man suspected of robbing a Portland motel has been fatally shot by police.

Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says officers responded Thursday to a report of an armed robbery at Portland Value Inn in the northeast part of the city. The suspect was a few streets away when he was shot.

Simpson says no officers were injured.

The suspect’s name and additional details about the shooting were not immediately released.

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