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Portland Police Identify Man Killed in Airport-Area Shooting

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC · How we work

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Portland police identified 30-year-old Arturo Armas Jr. as the man killed in a shooting.
A second man was shot and injured in the same incident.
The shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. near Northeast Airport Way and Northeast Glenn Widing Drive by the airport.
Both victims were taken to a hospital where Armas later died.
A witness reported hearing about a dozen gunshots between a 7-Eleven and a Home Depot.

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Story summary

Portland police identified 30-year-old Arturo Armas Jr. as the man killed in a shooting.
A second man was shot and injured in the same incident.
The shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. near Northeast Airport Way and Northeast Glenn Widing Drive by the airport.
Both victims were taken to a hospital where Armas later died.
A witness reported hearing about a dozen gunshots between a 7-Eleven and a Home Depot.