Portland passes 'grim milestone' of 1,000 shootings in 2021

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Portland passes ‘grim milestone’ of 1,000 shootings in 2021

In 2020, the city recorded 891 shootings, and there were 388 recorded in 2019.

thepostmillennial.com

Over the weekend, Portland police announced that it had passed the "grim milestone" of 1,000 shootings in the community this year, far surpassing past years.


Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell made the announcement on Twitter Saturday, highlighting issues facing the community.


"This week we passed a grim milestone. @PortlandPolice has now documented over 1000 shootings this year. Too many have prematurely ended lives and caused injury. But all shootings cause trauma to our community," wrote Lovell.

Lovell said that he is working with his partners to address "this terrible problem and do our part."

 

[Nep Nep]

Really is a shame what's happened to the city.

By the time it's safe enough to visit it'll be a shadow of it's former self, or even something new entirely.