Man tells police he shot BB gun at teens who stabbed him in SE Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – A dispute between a man and a group of teenagers ended in a stabbing and shooting Wednesday night, according to Portland police.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 4000 SE 112th Ave. just after 8 p.m. and stopped a man in a vehicle that matched the description provided by witnesses.

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The man told police he had been stabbed, then was taken to the hospital with “injuries consistent with stab wounds,” though he remained conscious. Officers said the injuries were not life-threatening.

“The dispute seemed to be between the man and a group of teenage kids from the neighborhood,” police said. “There was some kind of confrontation, and the man claimed to be beaten and stabbed by the group of kids, so he brought out a plastic BB gun and fired off a few times.”…

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