Updated 10:58 a.m.

With bloodshot eyes and a coffee jug in hand, Gresham resident Klayton Anderson said he had a long night away from his apartment. His home is just a few dozen feet from a crash scene that evolved into a shooting that left an officer and a suspect wounded Wednesday night.

Both are expected to recover from being shot.

Anderson said he left his home at the Barberry Village apartments near East Burnside Street and Southeast 188th Avenue to pick up his wife from work about 10:45 p.m. Fifteen minutes later, a man driving a silver GMC Envoy crashed into a black wrought-iron fence near the apartment complex entrance.

The driver ran, police said, and a pair of officers assigned to a East Metro Gang Enforcement team were the first to respond, Gresham police said in an early morning news release. They found the suspect two blocks north, and a brief shootout ensued in the 18900 block of Northeast Couch Lane, police said.

Police have not identified the suspect.

He and a Fairview officer were hit in the exchange of gunfire. The officer has not been identified, but he was with his Gresham police partner, said Officer John Rasmussen in the news release.

The incident was not gang-related, Rasmussen said Thursday morning. The two officers happened to be the closest to the scene of the hit-and-run crash, he added.

Gresham police early Thursday said a radio call indicating the officers had located the suspect "was quickly followed by 'shots fired' and 'officer hit.'"

Police from multiple agencies responded. Nearby streets were quickly closed.

By 11:30 p.m., Anderson said he couldn't find a way into his home. He called neighbors.

"They heard a car crash and then a little later two or three shots," Anderson said his neighbors told him.

Throughout the night, Burnside and Southeast Stark Street were closed while police investigated, Anderson said. He said police wouldn't let him get through to his home, so the couple went to a 24-hour diner then slept in his car for a few hours.

Rasmussen said Thursday morning residents were escorted back into the apartment complex after 1:30 a.m., but cars were not allowed to enter until later in the morning.

Anderson and his wife returned home by 6:45 a.m., he said.

"I can't believe my dog didn't rip the garbage up," he said.

The seven-year resident of the apartments said crime is common in the area. He has seen several instances of drug dealing and other crimes on 188th, and this shooting doesn't surprise him.

Detectives assigned to Multnomah County's Major Crimes Team want to talk with anyone who has information about the incident. They ask anyone to call the Gresham Police tip line at 503-618-2719.

As is standard in shootings involving police, all officers involved in the incident have been placed on leave. Rasmussen said police should provide an update to the incident later this afternoon.

This post will be updated as news develops.

-- Tony Hernandez

thernandez@oregonian.com

503-294-5928

@tonyhreports