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Police identify man killed in Saturday night Northeast Portland shooting

The shooting, near the corner of Northeast 54th Avenue and Fremont Street, left one person dead and sent another to the hospital.
Credit: Portland police
Tyler Turpin

PORTLAND, Ore. — One person was killed and another injured after a shooting Saturday night in Northeast Portland. The person who died has been identified as 25-year-old Tyler Turpin.

Portland police officers were dispatched at 9:38 p.m. to a report of a shooting at the intersection of Northeast 54th Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street. They found two victims. 

Paramedics determined one victim, now identified as Turpin, was deceased at the scene. The other was taken to the hospital and is still recovering from injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said Tuesday.

No arrests have been made and no suspect information is available.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident  to contact Detective Joseph Corona at Joseph.Corona@portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-0508, or Detective Anthony Merrill at Anthony.Merrill@portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-4033. 

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