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BY MAXINE BERNSTEIN

The OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Six people have died in shootings in Portland in the last 3 ½ weeks.

Police have responded to gunfire 20 times across the city since Sept. 30, marking a significant uptick in gun violence in the city.

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(Top row from left: Izryl T. Johnson, 21 ; Markell Devon Jones, 44; Patrick Kimmons, 27. Bottom row from left: Samuel E. Rice, 30; Armond Ramoan Harper, 42; Tajheondre M. Price, 27)

Most of the shootings occurred in Southeast Portland, with Northeast Portland coming in a close second.

There were three Portland police shootings in this time -- two fatal.

Overall, shootings in the city have been on the rise since 2015, when there were 291 recorded.

That grew to 319 in 2016, 317 last year and 268 so far this year.

So far this year, there have been 26 homicides -- including three fatal shootings by police. Officers shot John Elifritz in April as he lunged at them with a knife inside a homeless shelter. They shot Patrick Kimmons on Sept. 30 and Samuel Rice on Oct. 11 (see below).

The overall number is up from the 21 at this time last year.

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(The scene of the shooting.)

Here's a list of the 20 shootings:

Sept. 30: Police shooting

Police shot and killed Patrick Kimmons, 27, in a parking lot off Southwest Harvey Milk Street, between Southwest Third and Fourth Avenues, after Kimmons shot a friend, Dante Emanuel Hall, and another man, Marcel Branch.

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(Jason Lee Elementary School)

Oct. 4

A gun discharged inside the cafeteria at Jason Lee Elementary School, 2222 N.E. 92nd Ave., during an after-school program. Antoinette A. Riley was arrested, accused of possessing a gun in a public building. No one appeared to be injured, though Riley said she was hit in the buttocks. She has said police arrested the wrong person and that she didn’t bring the gun to school.

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Oct. 5

Gunshots reported at the Speakeasy Lounge, 545 S.E. 162nd Ave., at 10:37 p.m. Two unoccupied vehicles were struck; also a bullet struck the east side of the lounge. No arrests.

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(Markell Devon Jones, 44)

Oct. 5

A man was fatally shot while riding as a passenger in car at Northeast Multnomah Avenue and Wheeler Street. The shooting occurred at 11:36 p.m. Police saw the shooting occur and ran after the suspect. Markell Devon Jones, 44, was killed. Robert J. James Jr., 35, is accused of murder and attempted murder.

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Oct. 7

Gunfire reported at 12:32 a.m. near Northwest Third Avenue and Glisan Street. Police arrested Alexis A. Alvarez, 23, on allegations of possessing a loaded firearm, discharging a firearm in the city and unlawfully possessing a firearm.

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(Izryl T. Johnson, 21)

Oct. 7

Gunshots reported at 11:47 p.m. in the 4000 block of Southeast 94th Avenue. Izryl T. Johnson, 21, was found dead at the scene. No arrests.

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Oct. 11

A man was shot at the Rodeway Inn Hayden Island, 1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, about 9 a.m. The victim and shooter knew one another and were in a fight before the shooting, police said. Police were looking for the suspect.

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(The scene of the shooting.)

Oct. 11: Police shooting

A police sniper fatally shot Samuel E. Rice, 30, who took a woman hostage at knifepoint in the Del Rancho Motel, 7622 SE 82nd Ave., after threatening another man with a knife in a 7-Eleven store across the street.

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Oct. 12

Police responded to reports of gunfire in the 13000 block of Southeast Stark Street at 3:36 p.m. They found no victim or suspects, but determined that gunshots had struck the Mercado Las Palomas, 13036 S.E. Stark St., and the Stark Street Laundry, 13056 S.E. Stark St. No arrests.

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Oct. 15

Police responded to a shooting at 9:12 p.m. in the 13000 block of Northeast Prescott Drive and found one victim with serious but not life-threatening wounds. No arrests.

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Oct. 16

Report of gunshots at Dawson Park, 2949 N. Williams Ave., at 7:13 p.m. One man showed up with life-threatening injuries at a local hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire in the park.

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(Armond Ramoan Harper, 42)

Oct. 19

Gunfire reported at 9:58 a.m. at North Albina Avenue and North Rosa Parks Way. A man who was shot, Armond Ramoan Harper, 42, of North Portland, died at a hospital the next morning. No arrests.

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Oct. 19

Gunfire reported at 7:32 p.m. in the 10100 block of Southeast Steele Street. A short time later, a victim arrived at Portland Adventist Medical Center with a gunshot wound. No arrests.

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Oct. 19

Portland police and Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies exchanged gunfire with a man who sped off in a stolen car after he was spotted about 8 p.m. in Happy Valley. The man drove into Portland, crashed, fled on foot and was wounded twice in the shootout near Southeast 89th Avenue and Harney Street. No officers were hit but a Portland officer was bitten by a sheriff’s dog. Police haven’t identified the man. He’s still in the hospital. He hasn’t been charged.

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Oct. 20

Gunfire reported at 2:07 a.m. at the Lucky Corner Restaurant, 13604 S.E. Powell Blvd. Police found a 31-year-old man wounded. Police said there was a fight in the parking lot leading to the shooting. No arrests.

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Oct. 21

Gunshots reported at 9:15 a.m. on Southeast Lambert Street where it crosses the Springwater Corridor Trail. The caller told police he fired in self-defense at an unknown man who confronted him on the trail. Police didn’t immediately find anyone who had been shot. No arrests.

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Oct. 22

Gunfire reported at 12:48 a.m. at a Plaid Pantry at 13521 S.E. Powell Blvd. Police didn’t find anyone wounded or a suspect but did find evidence of gunfire in the parking lot. No arrests.

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Oct. 23

A man was shot and killed and another man was wounded about 1:35 a.m. near the Glass House Tavern, 9710 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Police identified the dead man as Tajheondre M. Price, 27, of Eugene. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The other man showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound that wasn't life-threatening. No arrests.

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Oct. 24

Gunfire reported at 5:12 a.m. in the 8400 block of Northeast Pacific St. Police found no victim, suspect or evidence, but an officer canvass revealed evidence of gunshots nearby at Pacific and Northeast 87th Avenue.

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Oct. 24

Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound when they responded at 8:57 p.m. to Northeast Seventh Avenue and Bryant Street. He was suffering from a serious injury but it wasn’t life-threatening, police said. Police believe he was shot inside a home in the 7000 block of Seventh Avenue. No arrests.

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