Portland hit by over 1,000 shootings so far this year, up from 388 in all of 2019: Police

'I've lived in Portland 35 years now, and I have never experienced the kind of gun violence that we're seeing right now,' said one resident.

in June that the pandemic and access to guns are likely factors of the spike in gun violence.

Above, Portland police officers confront antifa and Black Lives Matter supporters on September 26, 2020 in the streets directly outside of the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon.in an interview this month said he's called 911 about shootings within blocks of his apartment at least eight times in the last three months.

"I've lived in Portland 35 years now, and I have never experienced the kind of gun violence that we're seeing right now," the man, who declined to be identified, told the station.

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