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1 dead in shooting near Portland tavern

By Associated Press
Published: October 23, 2018, 10:33am

PORTLAND — A man has died after officers responded to a shooting near a tavern in northeast Portland.

Portland police said they received a report of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Glass House Tavern.

KOIN reports that when officers arrived they found a man lying on the sidewalk suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

During the initial investigation, staff at a local hospital told dispatch that a man arrived at the hospital’s emergency department by private vehicle. He was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Officers believe the man was injured in the shooting.

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