Suspect Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Downtown Portland Assault with Box Cutter

Suspect dead, 2 hospitalized after downtown Portland assault with box cutter

A police officer fired shots while responding to an assault, injuring the suspect, who later died. The two assault victims are expected to survive.

2 seriously hurt in box cutter attack in downtown Portland; suspect shot, killed by police

Portland police say officers shot and killed a man cutting people with a box cutter on Southwest Broadway. Two people were hurt.

Suspect assaulted 2 people before getting shot and killed by Portland officers, police say

Portland police are responding to what they are calling a mass casualty event in Downtown Portland Thursday afternoon.

Portland police officer shoots, kills assault suspect in downtown Portland

Two others, who Sgt. Kevin Allen described as victims of the suspect, were also taken to the hospital.

2 Hurt in Downtown Portland Police Incident

2 Hurt in Downtown Portland Police Incident

Portland Box Knife Attack Leaves Two Men Hospitalized, Suspect Fatally Shot by Police

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 15, 2026) — A man suspected of attacking and threatening people in downtown Portland was fatally shot by a police officer Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15, after officers arrived to find an assault in progress, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Two adult male victims were transported to a hospital with injuries described…