Portland police were called to seven different shootings in the first five-and-a-half hours of 2020. Four people were injured. There have been no arrests. Police found more than 90 spent cartridge casings at the crime scenes.

The wild night came just hours after Portland named Jami Resch its new police chief. Resch filled the post left suddenly and unexpectedly by Danielle Outlaw, who took the top job in Philadelphia.

The Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team is investigating all seven incidents.

The first call to police came at 12:08 a.m. Wednesday. Shots fired around the 4000 block of Southwest Macadam Boulevard, callers said. Police found more than 40 cartridge casings but the shooters were long gone.

The next call came just 13 minutes later: Gunfire reported near the 12400 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard. An unidentified man was seriously injured with a gunshot wound and was taken to an area hospital. The victim is expected to survive.

Police aren’t yet saying where or when the third shooting took place. All they’re saying publicly is that a victim walked into an area hospital with a gunshot wound.

At 1:37 a.m., the fourth shooting occurred, this one near the 600 block of Southeast Alder Street. Police found evidence of gunfire at the location but found no suspects and no one injured.

Shooting No. 5 came at 3:13 a.m. near the 11200 block of Southeast Division Street. Investigators found more 40 cartridge casings from multiple firearms.

Barely 45 minutes later: Shooting No. 6, the most serious event of the night. Two people had been shot near the 3500 block of Northeast 148th Avenue. The victims’ names and conditions were not released by the police.

Finally, at 5:32 a.m., the seventh shooting occurred near the 9600 block of North Woolsey Avenue. There was evidence of gunfire at the scene.

“It definitely was one of the busiest nights for our gun violence team,” said Officer Carlos Ibarra. “They basically just went from shooting to shooting all night.”

Some of the shootings were dead serious. The event at Southeast Division Street and 112th Avenue was essentially a firefight between opposing groups. “We had multiple reports of people shooting at one another, some with long guns... rifles,” Ibarra said.

Others may have been just misguided revelers marking the new year. There is some indication that the first shooting of the night on Southwest Macadam fell into that category, Ibarra said.

The seven incidents appear to be unrelated, police officials said. Police are asking any witnesses to contact them, either by phone (503-823-4196) or email (GunTaskForce@portlandoregon.gov)

— Jeff Manning, jmanning@oregonian.com

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