A man was stabbed to death early Sunday in the Buckman neighborhood of Southeast Portland, police said.
The man died in the 1400 block of Southeast 12th Avenue just north of Hawthorne Boulevard before police responded at 1:49 a.m. The suspect or suspects had already fled, police said, and they’ve made no arrests. Police have released no other details.
The man’s death marks the 42nd homicide and the third fatal stabbing in Portland at the halfway mark of 2023. Last year at this time, Portland had recorded 44 homicides on its way to a record-breaking tally of 101. Of those, eight people died in stabbings.
The vast majority of Portland’s homicides involve guns.
Police ask anyone with information about the stabbing to contact detectives and reference case number 23-173331. Detective Brad Clifton may be reached at Brad.Clifton@police.portlandoregon.gov, 503-823-0696; Detective Calvin Goldring may be reached at Calvin.Goldring@police.portlandoregon.gov, 503-823-0256.
— Beth Slovic; bslovic@oregonian.com; 503-221-8551
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