PORTLAND, Ore. — A suspect in a stabbing attack in downtown Portland agreed to come out of an apartment after a standoff and was safely taken into custody at 10:36 a.m. Wednesday, Portland police said.
Officers responded to a report of a stabbing inside an apartment at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Officers found a stabbing victim inside the apartment building, located in the 1200 block of Southwest Washington Street. The victim was taken to the hospital. Police did not report the victim's medical status.
Police learned that the suspect was inside one of the apartments and still armed with a knife. The Special Emergency Reaction Team and the Crisis Negotiation Team responded to the area.
Southwest Washington Street was temporarily closed between 11th Avenue and 14th Avenue.
