Two Portland Police officers were ambushed and shot Monday night in the Lloyd District, sending shockwaves through Northeast Portland near the bustling
Lloyd Center mall. The shooting broke out around 8:20 p.m. near Northeast 17th Avenue and Clackamas Street in the Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood. Portland Police Bureau rolled out heavy response—more than 60 vehicles, a Special Emergency Reaction Team, and Crisis Negotiation Team combed blocks house by house. Officers urged residents to shelter in place while ambulance crews rushed the wounded to hospitals. Their conditions stayed unconfirmed early Tuesday, with reports of leg, arm, and ear injuries circulating among scanners. Nobody took the suspect into custody yet. The chaos hit as leftist and Antifa groups occupied an ICE facility miles south in Portland. Police still pieced together what call brought officers to the scene initially. KGW confirmed both reached hospitals by ambulance after the gunfire erupted. Neighborhood streets locked down fast, with flashing lights painting the winter night. Lloyd Center shoppers got told to stay put inside as search teams fanned out.
JUST IN: At least 2 police officers hospitalized after shooting in Portland, Oregon; heavy police presence seen on Lloyd District.pic.twitter.com/EBKuanB2gT
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) January 20, 2026
Portland Police Chief Bob Day addressed the tension publicly, asking calm amid recent ICE shooting fallout in Minneapolis. The city saw ugly protests after federal agents killed Renee Good January 7, sparking daily clashes. Officers faced rocks, bottles, and worse during southside ICE standoffs that night. Nobody linked the Lloyd shooting directly to those riots yet, but timing raised eyebrows citywide.
Massive Hunt Locks Down Neighborhood
Over 60 law enforcement units swarmed Sullivan's Gulch, turning quiet residential blocks into a tactical zone. Crisis negotiators stood ready for barricade calls while SERT teams cleared buildings methodically. Residents got woken by loudspeakers blaring shelter orders around 9 p.m. Police scanners crackled with updates on officer wounds but held back suspect details—no description, weapon, or motive surfaced.
The unfortunate scene. Officers shot in Portland, Oregon. https://t.co/QnTy3ykQ8v
— GUYER DIGITAL (@GUYERDIGITAL) January 20, 2026
Portland has stayed on edge after weeks of ICE-related violence. Federal raids nabbed over 2,000 in Operation Metro Surge, fueling Antifa anger. The Lloyd Center area—home to shops, offices, and apartments—saw families hunker down as night wore on. Early Tuesday brought no arrest breakthrough, keeping Northeast locked tight.
Officers Fight Through Injuries
Ambulance crews stabilized the wounded at the scene before rushing them out. Unconfirmed scanner traffic mentioned tourniquets for leg and arm hits, plus ear trauma from close gunfire. Portland General Electric crews stood by for any power needs during sweeps. Mayor Ted Wheeler called it "deeply troubling" in a brief statement, backing PPB fully.
🇺🇸 PORTLAND POLICE HUNT ONGOING AFTER 2 OFFICERS SHOT, CITY STILL LOCKED DOWN
Portland’s Lloyd District is basically a tactical zone right now after 2 cops were shot last night.
Both officers were hit, reportedly 1 in the leg, the other in the arm and ear. They’re still in the… https://t.co/2H5CqXURyl pic.twitter.com/kFXJuvmECI— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 20, 2026
The shooting capped a tense day after ICE ops downtown drew hundreds protesting. No officer deaths reported, but injuries marked another blow to Portland's thin blue line. Federal partners looped in as manhunt stretched into dawn.
(This is a developing situation. Updates will be added subsequently.)
