A failed vision for Gateway

A sign marks the south entrance to the Gateway District of East Portland at the intersection of SE 103rd Drive and SE Cherry Blossom Drive.

(Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian)

Update: Argument preceded slashing of boy, 13, police say

Portland police plan to ramp up patrols in the East Precinct after a 12-year-old boy was stabbed Sunday afternoon in the Gateway Fred Meyer parking lot.

The boy remains in the hospital after obtaining a “serious slashing wound.” He is expected to make a full recovery.

Portland Police Bureau detectives are still searching for details surrounding the attack. The boy told police an "older" man chased him and a friend before cutting him with a knife in the parking lot at 1111 N.E. 102nd Ave.

In light of the stabbing and a purse snatching last week, East Precinct officers plan to increase patrols in Gateway and contact area business owners to talk about "livability concerns" in the neighborhood. (MORE: Victim rides hood of purse-snatcher's car in attempt to recover her family photos)

Transit police will also take part in the effort.

Anyone who witnesses a crime is reminded to call 9-1-1 as soon as possible. To report a crime that is not an emergency, contact police at 503-823-3333 or file a report online.

This story is an update to: "Serious slashing wound' sends 12-year-old boy stabbed in Gateway to hospital"

-- Kelly House

khouse@oregonian.com

503-221-8178

@Kelly_M_Hous