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Portland Police Investigating Homicide Downtown

Detectives are asking for more witnesses to come forward with information on the homicide as there were dozens of people who left the area before officers had a chance to speak with them.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police responding to a disturbance early this morning were just clearing the scene when officers heard several gunshots coming from the area of NW 2nd Avenue and Couch Street.

Additional officers responded and found a 20-year old male down in the street suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police Shooting Near Oakridge

There is no confirmation on the identity of the subject at this point.

(OAKRIDGE, Ore.) - Oregon State Police say tonight, September 18, 2010 at approximately 9:30 p.m. an Oregon State Police trooper was involved in an officer-involved shooting with a male subject.

According to information from OSP's Gregg Hastings, the shooting happened in the area of Fish Hatchery Road and Salmon Creek Road just east of Oakridge. "The trooper was not injured and medical care is being provided to the subject shot by the trooper," Hastings said.

Police Shoot Armed Gunman Ending Hostage Scene at Discovery Channel

James Lee's MySpace states: "It's time for REVOLUTION!!!"

(SILVER SPRINGS, Md.) - Police in Montgomery County, Maryland say an armed gunman who was holding three hostages in the channel's building in Silver Springs has been shot by police.

Police say the suspect's name is James Lee, a resident of Silver Springs. He may be an environmental activist though information is somewhat sketchy at this point. It is reported that shots were fired. Silver Springs Police say the 43-year old suspect is not unknown. Lee has reportedly been calling for protests against Discovery Channel and was arrested for disorderly conduct outside of the company's headquarters in 2008.

Reconstructing Ciudad Juarez: Nation Building on the Border?

For now, the violence only seems to be worsening.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Even as mass slaughter continues to stain the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, plans are underway to rebuild, reshape and redevelop the bloodied border city.

Clackamas Woman Arrested in Shooting Death of Husband

On Friday, July 23 the Oregon State Medical Examiner Office performed an autopsy on Richard Meisner Schreiner and it was determined that he died from a gunshot wound.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - At approximately 10:25 a.m. today, 70-year old Carol Jean Schreiner was arrested on Probable Cause of Murder in the shooting death of her husband, 73-year old Richard Meisner Schreiner.

Detectives from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit arrested Carol Jean Schreiner, who surrendered to detectives at the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon City.

Salem Man in Critical Condition Following Shooting

Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the sheriff's office at 503-588-5032.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A report of a shooting in Salem at 3:45 a.m., Friday morning, led to response from sheriff's deputies, dispatched to a residence in the 4500 block of Juliana Loop, SE in Salem to investigate.

Don Thomson with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, says the initial report was that there had been a shooting at the residence.

Gunmen in Deadly Mexican Police Shootout Possibly Tied to Texas Crash

Vehicle from hit and run crash in El Paso could be tied to police shooting.

(CIUDAD / SALEM) - A tragic deadly shooting at a Mexican police station may be tied to a crash that happened in El Paso's Lower Valley, shortly before the vehicle, a Chevy Suburban, fled the scene in Texas and crossed in Mexico at the Ysleta Port of Entry.

Border officials are believed to have fired at the wrecked vehicle that was able to make the international crossing in spite of body damage, while being pursued by American police for fleeing the scene of an accident.

19 Patients Slaughtered in Mexican Rehab Facility

Nineteen people murdered by gunfire; it is a record of sorts, but not the kind a nation wants to hold.

(CHIHUAHUA / SALEM) - It took a large group of armed gunmen about ten minutes to shoot 19 hospital patients to death Sunday in Chihuahua.

Mexico's Coordinated Operation Chihuahua released a press release over the weekend, stating that representatives of three levels of government met in special session to mark the tragic events that occurred the night of 10 June, when 19 people in a rehabilitation center were murdered.

Driver Died After Being Shot Behind the Wheel

No arrests have been made in this incident and this is an ongoing investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police say a driver was shot while behind the wheel this morning at 1:00 a.m. Portland Police officers were called out to the scene of the crash in the area of the 8900 Block of E. Burnside Street.

Detective Mary Wheat says officers found three people in a vehicle that had hit a pole and eventually crashed into a yard of a residence in the area.

Border Patrol Shooting Kills 15-Year-Old Mexican Boy at Ciudad Juarez / El Paso, TX border crossing

As in Palestine, even when residents are poor as dirt... They can still pick up rocks.

(CIUDAD / SALEM) - The Mexican border is seeing a problem involving rock throwers aiming at U.S. Border Patrol Agents. In recent days, a 15-year-old Mexican boy was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent who retaliated to the apparent rock throwing with live fire, killing the youth and launching an international incident.