PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – Downtown Portland’s Central Library is now open after an unplanned closure following a deadly shooting near the building. Now that the library is back open, those in the area said its reopening is the final step for the community to heal from the shooting.
“It’s an unlimited resource for the public. People need this,” said library visitor Reginald Smith.
A deadly shooting near Southwest 10th Avenue and Yamhill Street has left a neighborhood uneasy and caused a multi-day closure of the Central Library near where the shooting took place, with the closure having an impact on those in the area…