Portland deploys elite teams to an armed-crisis on Division Street in Richmond
Portland police have dispatched the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) to an armed-person-in-crisis incident in the Richmond neighborhood, with Southeast Division Street closed between Chavez Boulevard and 50th Avenue and nearby apartments evacuated. No injuries have been reported; firefighters encountered an edged-weapon suspect and withdrew, and the Police Bureau Public Information Officer is on scene, with updates to follows.