Updated at 2:20 p.m.: A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon, ending the incident. Police say they persuaded the man to come out of the house after a negotiating with him for a couple of hours. Police say the man fired shots into the air Tuesday morning with an assault rifle. No one was injured in the incident.

Portland police have surrounded a Southeast Portland property looking for a man who may have fired a gun earlier Tuesday.

The gunshots were reported about 9:30 a.m. in the 6800 block of Southeast 72nd Avenue, but no there were no reports of injuries or damage.

Members of the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction and Crisis Negotiation teams are on the scene and have evacuated some nearby residents.

"Responding officers believe the person with the gun may be inside their residence and attempts to contact the residence have been unsuccessful,'' the agency said in a news release.



Southeast 72nd Avenue is closed between Duke Street and Bybee Boulevard.

Elizabeth Reman, who lives on Southeast 72nd Avenue, said she heard three gunshots while she was washing dishes around 9:30 a.m. Moments later, police locked down surrounding homes and told residents to stay put, she said.

About an hour later, she and other residents of the Peace Of Mind townhouse complex were evacuated, she said.

"Living in this neighborhood, you get used to gunshots," Reman said, adding that she's heard gunshots 10 times in the last month.

"I really want to move out of Southeast Portland," she said.

-- Maxine Bernstein

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-- Tony Hernandez

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