PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was taken to the hospital Saturday night after a police shooting in the Lents neighborhood.
Police identified the man Wednesday as 39-year-old Joshua Degerness of Portland after he was released from the hospital.
At about 7:51 p.m. Saturday, police attempted a traffic stop in the area of Southeast Schiller Street and Southeast 92nd Avenue. The driver sped away from the officer, police said.
Police maneuvers caused the vehicle to crash near Southeast Holgate Boulevard and Southeast 88th Avenue.
Police said they fired shots at some point during the incident. Police report they believed Degerness was armed.
The Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) responded to the scene and began negotiating with the person inside the vehicle.
Degerness surrendered at about 10 p.m. and was taken away by ambulance for treatment, police said. No officers reported injuries. Sgt. Norman Staples and Ofc. Kenneth Jackson, the two PPB officers involved in the incident, are on administrative leave during the investigation.
Degerness was released from the hospital Wednesday and booked into the Multnomah County Jail. He has been charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon, felon in possession of a firearm and attempt to elude.