East Portland shooting
A news release from Portland Police about a shooting in outer east Portland on Monday night follows:
“Last night (7/26) around 8:30 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the 3800 block of SE 136th Avenue on a call of a shooting that had just occurred. When officers arrived, they were unable to locate a shooting victim but received information from witnesses that shots had been fired from a vehicle.
“The vehicle description was broadcast and an officer located the suspect vehicle in the area of Southeast 108th and Bush Street. The driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Joseph Anthony Williams, was detained and officers located a handgun in the street that witnesses said had been thrown from the car. A second subject who ran from the vehicle was not located by police.
“A few hours later, Portland Police Officers were contacted by the Vancouver Police Department about a shooting victim, 27-year-old Anthony Cross, who was being treated at a hospital in Vancouver.
“Investigators determined the victim was related to the shooting incident on 136th Avenue and his injuries are non-life threatning. Joseph Williams was charged with one count of Attempt Murder, one count of Assault in the First Degree, one count of Assault in the Second Degree, and one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
“Investigators believe that this incident was gang related and the Gang Enforcement Team is investigating this shooting. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call Detective Brad Clifton at 503-823-2087.”
