BY JIM RYAN AND SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH

Updated 2:53 p.m.

Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who was holding a woman hostage at a Southeast Portland motel Wednesday morning, authorities said.

No other people were injured, police said.

The incident began near the Del Rancho Motel, in the 7600 block of Southeast 82nd Avenue near Flavel Street in Lents, police and witnesses said.

Officers first responded about 9:10 a.m. on reports of two people fighting near the motel, Portland Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Burley said during an afternoon news conference.

He said arriving officers learned one of the subjects was armed with a knife and had attempted to stab another person.

Officers learned a man matching the suspect's description had entered a room at the Del Rancho and was holding a woman hostage, Burley said.

Officers tried to contact the man, who threatened to kill the woman, Burley said. He added that early investigation indicated the woman in the motel room was not part of the initial dispute.

Burley declined to provide other details about the shooting or what led up to it, citing the early investigation.

Portland police fatally shot a person at Del Rancho Motel in Southeast Portland this morning. Background: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/10/crisis_negotiators_respond_to.html Posted by The Oregonian on Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The Special Emergency Reaction Team and Crisis Negotiation teams were called to the scene, Burley said. As those teams were setting up around the motel, an officer took one shot and killed the suspect, Burley said.

Marissa Manning, a guest at the Del Rancho, said police escorted her and her two small children from their room to a nearby 7-Eleven parking lot around 10 a.m.

Manning, 27, said she later heard two loud explosions — likely flash-bang grenades fired by tactical officers — followed by the sound of gunfire.

Angela Brown, a bartender at the Checkered Flag, said she and patrons at the nearby tavern also heard two sets of explosions, first about 9:45 a.m. then just after 10 a.m.

Brown said she and her patrons did not hear any gunshots.

Burley said the suspect would be identified possibly Thursday, after an autopsy and next of kin is notified.

The spokesman would not confirm when asked about reports the suspect was the same person involved in a hatchet attack in Northeast Portland early Sunday, but he said detectives were working to determine if the suspect was known to police and what interactions they had had previously.

The homicide detail is taking over the investigation with the assistance of the East County Major Crimes Team, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office, Burley said.

Chief Danielle Outlaw and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who serves as the city's police commissioner, both arrived at the scene after the shooting.

"No police officer wants to use lethal force, and it is with great responsibility that we accept this authority," Outlaw said in a statement. "We know the community wants to understand what occurred and we will release information as soon as appropriate."

Tactical police vehicles, as well as a mobile command center, remained parked outside the motel about noon.

The officer who shot the suspect has been placed on routine paid administrative leave, per bureau policy, Burley said.

The fatal shooting is the fourth by police in Portland this year.

Portland police officers shot and killed Patrick Kimmons, 27, during a downtown confrontation Sept. 30 and John Elifritz, 48, inside a homeless shelter April 7.

Authorities say both men had been armed when they were fatally shot. A Multnomah County grand jury later ruled the shooting of Elifritz justified. Kimmons' death remains under investigation.

On June 29, Portland State University police shot and killed Jason Washington, 45, who was holding a friend's handgun amid a drunken street fight outside a bar near campus. The officers ordered Washington to drop the weapon, then opened fire, shooting him nine times.

A grand jury last month declined to indict the two PSU officers involved in the incident.

— Jim Ryan and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh