PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a stabbing outside the Multnomah County Central Library sent one man to the hospital, the Portland Metro Chamber is calling out the city for not taking action in the area, despite demands from the community.
A man was leaving Central Library on Monday when he saw a disturbance and tried to intervene. That is when he was stabbed several times and assaulted by two other suspects with skateboards, according to Portland police.
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The man was taken to a hospital with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries.
On Tuesday afternoon, Andrew Hoan, president and CEO of the Portland Metro Chamber, released a statement calling out the county and Chair Jessica Vega Pederson for the lack of action to make Central Library safer…