A man was shot Tuesday morning at Portland’s North Park Blocks, police say.

Authorities responded shortly before 8 a.m. and found the man sitting alongside a woman on a park bench, according to an officer at the scene. The man, who was conscious and conversant, had suffered a gunshot wound to the hip or waist.

He was eventually taken to a hospital.

No details about the circumstances of the shooting were immediately available, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers could be seen later Tuesday morning scouring the park for shell casings between Northwest Everett and Davis streets. They were also checking garbage cans for a weapon.

Park Avenue is closed between Davis and Flanders streets while police investigate.

Police ask anyone who has information to call 503-823-3333. Tipsters should reference case No. 19-7188.

-- Jim Ryan and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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