UPDATE (2:35 p.m. PT) — A person was shot during a struggle with Port of Portland police at the Portland International Airport early Friday, Port of Portland Police Chief Jason Wallis said.
According to Wallis, an officer approached a person near the baggage claim area around 5 a.m. Friday. The person "produced a firearm and a struggled ensued," Wallis said. The person fired his gun during the struggling, Wallis said, and the person was shot.
Police say the officer did not fire his weapon during the incident. The firearm was recovered at the scene, police said.
"The suspect sustained a non-life threatening injury and was treated by medical personnel and treated at a local hospital," Wallis told reporters Friday. "The officer did sustain a minor injury, but not as a result of the gunshot."
The officer was not taken to the hospital.
Flights were not impacted, said Port of Portland spokeswoman Kama Simonds.
The lower level area of the airport where private vehicles pick up passengers outside of baggage claim was closed much of Friday as officers investigated the scene. It reopened to vehicle traffic early afternoon.
The Multnomah County District Attorney's office is investigating.
This story may be updated.
