UPDATE: Man killed by police displayed knife near officer who shot him, police say

A Portland police officer shot and killed a man as he ran on MAX tracks after a disturbance Wednesday night in Southeast Portland, police said.

No officers were hurt, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, a police spokesman. The initial call reported a man in his 20s, Simpson said, but he couldn't confirm the age or race of the suspect shot, only that he was male.

Transit officers arrived in the area of a transit station near 92nd Avenue and Flavel Street shortly after 7 p.m. and chased the suspect by foot north onto the tracks, Simpson said. One of the officers fired his weapon moments later, Simpson said, and the man fell to the ground.

More officers arrived and approached the man. He died at the scene despite responders' medical aid, Simpson said.

Simpson said he didn't have information about what led to the shooting or how many shots were fired. He said police haven't identified the man who was shot.

A caller to 911 reported that a man was threatening people at the transit station, police said. Transit officers chased the suspect onto a bridge over Johnson Creek on the north side of Flavel "and there was an encounter with the suspect and one officer discharged his firearm, striking the suspect, who fell to the ground," police said in a statement later.

The officer who fired his gun is a Portland police officer who was working with a Clackamas County sheriff's deputy for the multi-agency Transit Police Division. A West Linn police officer assigned to the division also was near the scene.

"This investigation will span what led police to the scene and everything that happened after that," Simpson said. "So it's a far-reaching case to make sure we get everything that is known — and everything we need to know — and what led to this."

The shooting disrupted MAX Green Line trains near Flavel, but regular service had resumed by Thursday morning.

The officer who fired his weapon will be put on paid administrative leave, as is standard practice.

The officer-involved shooting is the third in Portland this year. Police shot Quanice Hayes and Don Perkins on the same day in early February. Hayes died, and Perkins recovered.

Grand juries ruled officers were justified in both shootings.

Police Chief Mike Marshman and Mayor Ted Wheeler showed up at the shooting scene later Wednesday evening.

Police ask anyone who has information about the incident and hasn't already spoken to police to call detectives at 503-823-0400 or the non-emergency line, 503-823-3333.

— Jim Ryan

jryan@oregonian.com

503-221-8005; @Jimryan015