Police investigating shooting, crash and death in Old Town

No one has been arrested and the name of ther victim in the late Thursday night incident was not immediately released

Portland homicide detectives and Gang Enforcement Team officers are investigating a shooting and death in Old Town late Thursday.

According to police, an adult male was found dead in a car that crashed into a truck after being shot at. The name of the victim and cause of death was not immediately released.

No suspect infotrmation was immediately released.

The occupant of the truck, who also was not identified, was driven to a hospital for treatment.

Police say the investigation started at 10:21 p.m. on Sept. 7 when Central Precinct officers responded to Northwest 5th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and located a crashed vehicle with one occupant suffering from traumatic injuries. Medical personnel determined the person was deceased.

Witnesses told investigators that a white Mercury was near the intersection of Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street when they heard gunfire. Immediately after the gunshots, the Mercury drove east on Northwest Everett Street, crashed into a small power box on the north side of the road, then crashed into a Ford pick-up that was parked near the northeast corner of Northwest Everett Street and Northwest 5th Avenue.

As officers continued to canvass the area, they located evidence of gunfire near Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street, including several bullet strikes into a nearby building. An additional crime scene with evidence of gunfire was also located at Northwest 6th Avenue between Northwest Everett Street and Northwest Flanders Street.

Police say the Oregon State Medical Examiner will tperform an autopsy to determine the cause of death in the coming days. The victim's name will not be released until his next of kin are located and notified.

The area from Northwest 4th Avenue to Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest Davis Street to Northwest Flanders Street was initially closed to vehicle, bicycle, TriMet, and pedestrian traffic for the investigation, but has since reopened.

KOIN 6 News is a news partner of the Portland Tribune and contributed to this story.