At approximately 2:24 a.m. March 21 Newport Police Department officers and Lincoln County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to 1000 SE Bay Boulevard to the report of an intoxicated male firing a handgun inside of his room.
The male, later identified as 44-year-old Johnson Rin, of Portland, had allegedly made threats towards family members who were staying with him in a condo, then intentionally discharged a firearm inside the condo.
The family, including a young child, were able to flee the condo and call for help. Officers and Deputies quickly arrived and secured the scene…