Suspect Loose After Early Morning Robbery in Portland
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
East Precinct officers responded to a call reporting a robbery and shooting at Red’s Bar and Grill, located at 7025 Southeast Foster Road.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers spoke with employees who told police that the suspect entered the bar just before it closed and demanded money. He was armed with a handgun.
One person ran away from the suspect towards the kitchen, and the suspect fired multiple shots toward that person, narrowly missing the fleeing person and a second customer seated in the bar.
The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash from an employee before fleeing the scene. He was last seen running eastbound on Foster Road.
Several police officers, including a K-9 unit, scoured the neighborhood for the suspect, but did not find him.
The suspect is described as a white male, roughly 5’9” tall and was wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident is asked to call Robbery detectives at (503) 823-0405.
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