PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman was found dead inside a Southeast Portland home where an armed, barricaded man engaged in a standoff with a heavy police presence for hours.
The “critical incident” began around 6:30 p.m. when police went to the home near SE 170th and Division after a man called to report there was a dead woman inside, PPB said in a release.
Because the man — who has not been publicly identified — was believed to be armed, the heavy police response of SERT and Crisis Negotiators was called to the scene. Not long after, officers used flash bangs in “to breach the front door,” PPB spokesperson Mike Benner said. Once inside, they found the woman, brought her out and declared her dead.
At this point it is not clear what the relationship is between the man and the woman…