Portland Officer Shoots Suspect After Two Stabbed Downtown

A Portland police officer shot and wounded a man in downtown Portland Thursday afternoon after officers responded to reports of an assault and two stabbing victims near Southwest Broadway and Washington Street. Police said the suspect and both victims were taken to hospitals; the victims had significant injuries, but the conditions of all three were not immediately known. Witnesses said the man was armed with a knife and charged at officers, though police had not publicly confirmed details about the weapon or the encounter. No officers were injured, and the shooting is under investigation.