PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — The Portland Police Bureau announced they’ve made 14 arrests at what they confirmed to KOIN 6 News was a homeless encampment on private land in East Portland.
The two adjoining vacant lots at 46 NE 148th Ave. and 23 NE 151st Ave. had been the site of multiple shootings, dozens of makeshift tents and open drug use, which generated neighborhood complaints, police said.
One shooting occurred on the evening of Jan. 28 in which two dozen shots were fired but no one was injured. Another shooting occurred on the evening of Jan. 30 in which a man was shot twice. The man was treated by officers with a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and transported to an area hospital by ambulance. He survived but sustained serious injuries, police said.
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A social media post from the PPB East Precinct on Tuesday afternoon said they responded to neighbor complaints that included open drug use and two recent shootings at 46 NE 148th Ave. Photos police shared showed many makeshift tents on what looks like a grassy, fenced-off lot where “no trespassing” signs were posted on trees.