Man armed with knife shot by police in gresham, Gresham OR
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WeaponsPolice responded to a report of a man armed with a knife in a car on East Powell Boulevard in Gresham. Officers gave commands to the man in the backseat waving the knife. Shots were fired, resulting in the man being down. Medics were requested at the scene. Officers found no other weapons and observed bruises on a victim.
Audio|Heard on: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
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985, we need to go out to recover here.
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The guy in the backseat's got a knife, he's waving it around.
00:07
The front seat has his hands up,
00:10
guy to the back he has a knife, he's still waving it around.
00:12
We're giving him commands.
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East Powell Boulevard, Respond, on Ops 1.
00:19
Again, in June 71, Medics 309, to go with the police who are not yet en route for a priority to Delta, psychological
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at the Oregon Insurance Company, 55E, Powell Boulevard, Respondon, Ops, 1 at 1312.
00:37
...inamore location, our vision, conscious, and breathing, but is concerned that he's going to have the seizure.
00:44
I thought he was starting to you could have a nail.
00:48
Back way of the night round.
00:51
Dispatch copies, more cars are heading around.
00:54
Go three.
00:59
And for 1623 and the other is just a little more info.
01:02
Officers search the car that crashed out.
01:05
They did not find any weapons inside.
01:07
And it looks like our victim has some bruises and cusses from being cussed.
01:15
Copy?
01:19
...shot fired.
01:21
We've got one male down, send AMR immediately,
01:24
and he's still armed with the knife.
01:26
He's not giving command.
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Location mentioned:
E Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR
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