Portland police investigate report of shots fired near Congress Street
Posted on AllSides March 25th, 2023
From The Center
Portland police on Saturday afternoon were investigating a shooting off Congress Street near the city’s Stroudwater neighborhood. “It’s an active investigation,” police Lt. Robert Doherty said. “We don’t have a report of somebody shot, but someone fired a gun. We do have one person in custody.” At the scene near Congress and Frost streets were four police vehicles, including a crime-scene van and police-dog vehicle. Three officers could be seen several yards down the railroad tracks investigating. Earlier, there was a bicycle on the ground. Police said the person in...