PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was tased and taken into police custody after officials say they punched a person and likely attacked another with a knife in downtown Portland Friday evening.
The incident unfolded at 7:15 p.m., when police said a man who had been cut on the hand by a knife walked up to the Central Precinct. Officers then called for EMS and the man was taken to the hospital for his injuries.
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At around the same time, officers responded to the area of Southwest 2nd and Ankeny on reports of a person threatening people with stick.
As police were arriving at the scene, the suspect approached a pickup truck along Southwest 2nd Avenue. A passenger in the pickup then got out was punched by the suspect, authorities said.
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Officers rushed in the deescalate the fight, eventually using a taser on the suspect…