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Police recorded 23 cases of gang-related violence in November, pushing total this year to 152, mostly shootings, according to police data.

(The Oregonian/OregonLive/file)

Portland police responded to more reports of gang violence in November than any other month this year.

With one month to go, 2016 already is the city's second-most violent in the 18 years since police started tracking the data.

The 23 cases of gang-related violence in November pushed the total this year to 152, mostly shootings, according to police data.

Three more shootings occurred Dec. 1. The first shots rang out 15 minutes after midnight outside a Northeast Portland Holiday Inn. A 18-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were injured, police said. Then a motorhome parked in the 9300 block of Northeast Thompson Street was hit with bullets around 2:50 a.m. Police believe the two shootings are connected.

The third shooting happened around 11:25 p.m. in the 3500 block of Northeast 70th Avenue. Officers found bullet holes in a nearby home. Police haven't announced any arrests in the shootings.

This year's total appears unlikely to exceed last year's of 193 cases of gang violence, the most recorded by Portland police since 1998.

Before last year, 2012 was the most violent year with 118 reported gang-related shootings, stabbings and assaults.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com

503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey

Lynne Palombo contributed to this report