United States: A shooting incident occurred in Portland, Oregon, United States claiming the life of one individual while leaving the rest five wounded. A face-off took place on Sunday, February 20, 2022, between a landlord and the strikers (both were armed). The incident was witnessed at a park, where a planned strike was taking place against the violence led by the police authorities. Â
As per reports of the Portland Police Bureau, the deceased is a woman, while among the injured are two men and three other women, who were immediately taken to the hospital facilities. Â
The statement issued by the police department states, “The scene was extremely chaotic, & a number of witnesses were uncooperative with responding officers. Most people on the scene left without talking to the police. This is a very complicated incident, and investigators are trying to put this puzzle together without having all the pieces”. Â
Although no update has yet been provided by the police authorities regarding the health update of the injured, the identities have also not been revealed by the officials. Â
Yesterday, a live news media conference was interrupted by protesters who started screaming at the anti-police opinions. Apart from this, no other information has yet been shared by the police authorities.Â
For the past few weeks, the city has been witnessing a soar in the gun-violence. Within the time frame of 9 hours, at least six shooting incidents were recorded by the Portland police officials. Â
Portland City Councilman Mingus Mapps, on the current situation of the city, asserted, “We have a public safety crisis, and it is impacting everybody“. Â
Moreover, last year witnessed a massive hike in the cases of gun violence, which was the highest of every time. This had a negative impact on the black community of the city, according to the police authorities.Â
The city also faced increased drug-dealing cases, and multiple disputes were recorded among the homeless people.Â