City of Portland, OR
07/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/12/2026 00:22
Traffic #ALERT: Portland Police Tactical Teams Responding to Report of Disturbance with Gun in Old Town Apartment, Streets Closed
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Portland Police Tactical Teams are responding to the Old Town Neighborhood on a report of a disturbance with a gun inside an apartment. Several area streets around Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street are closed.
Published
July 11, 2026 10:26 pm
On Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 6:03 p.m., Portland Police Officers assigned to Central Precinct responded to a report of a disturbance inside an apartment in the 300 block of Northwest 6th Avenue. They learned that a gun may be involved. Officers surrounded the area and made significant efforts to contact the occupants of the apartment, but so far no one has responded.
The Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) and the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) were activated to bring in additional personnel, expertise, training, and equipment.
Residents of the building have been notified via the PublicAlerts system to shelter in place with doors locked. At least one apartment has been evacuated by officers and officers may ask other residents to evacuate for their safety.
The area is closed including Northwest Glisan Street to Northwest Davis Street, Northwest Broadway to Northwest 5th Avenue. Additional updates will be released via this channel.
The case number is 26-201459.
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