Tonight on KGW
News, new video from a street
fair interrupted by gunfire.
But people were saying get
away from Mississippi Ave.
the innocent bystander hit
by a stray bullet, plus
burning rubber and bad behavior
as St. racers take over
Portland's Fremont Bridge.
Been finding connection late ine
for a group of men who worried
they'd never see old age. They
lived through a period of time n
nearly all of their friends die.
A story all about support
for HIV survivors and
later a stunning sight at
the iconic Haystack Rock.
But wait till you see where this
cougar went next. Good evening.
And we begin with new and frightening
details about a shooting that rd
a popular Portland street fair.
Thanks for joining us.
I'm David Molko.
Police now say there are two victims,
including a woman who was struck
by a stray bullet as she was
leaving the Mississippi Street
Fair Saturday in North Portland.
Catherine cooks in The Newsroom.
Catherine, you talk to people
who witnessed the aftermath.
Fair
and David. That includes the band that
was performing when the shooting happened.
Cell phone video of their
performance shows how quickly te
evening went from celebration.
To chaos Saturday night at
the Mississippi Street Fair
on stage the low bar Corral.
It was just after eight.
There was singing and
smiling until there wasn't.
You can see people flooding past the stage,
frightened by the sound of gunf.
And that was I think the most
alarming thing to see with all
these kids running toward me an.
They looked scared.
They looked upset.
Jenny Baker is a producer
with the low Bar corral.
She took the video before she ad
her bandmates also ran to safet.
If you see people running, it's time to go.
Police say at the time 2
crime scenes were unfolding.
Witnesses told police they saw a man with
a gun fighting with a man who had a knife.
It appears one man was stabbed
near North Mississippi Ave.
and Beach Street.
Then the fight moved a few blocks away,
and the shooting happened at Noh
Kirby and failing St.
As bullets flew,
police say one of them struck a
woman who just left the street ,
an innocent bystander not
connected to the disturbance,
now seriously injured.
It makes me cry just thinking about it.
Jenny shared the video she took with police.
Investigators are asking
others to do the same.
They're trying to identify possible suspects.
They hope video from doorbell
cameras and surveillance systems
from homes and businesses will .
I hope that that they'll turn
it over to the police so the
police can do their job.
Police say the stabbing victim n
this case has not come forward.
If you have any information about what
happened or video that could ofr
some clues you're asked to cont.
Portland police will post
specific information about who o
reach out to on kgw.com. David.
Catherine Cook reporting tonigh.
Thank you, Catherine.
Let's get you caught up on
tonight's other headlines.
Now detectives now say the
deaths of four women found in
and around Portland are linked.
The victims are Kristen Smith,
Charity Perry,
Bridget Webster and Ashley Real.
While police aren't naming A suspect,
Will Ammet Week reports a man
named Jesse Calhoun.
Is a person of interest.
Calhoun has a lengthy criminal
history and was released from pn
early when former governor Kate
Brown granted him clemency IN20.
W has confirmed that status was revoked
by Governor Tina Kotek on July d
and Calhoun is now back behind .
A grand jury has indicted the
man accused of brutally beating
a Southeast Portland food cart.
Owner 40 year old Daniel Warrens
charged with assault and bias c.
He's accused of attacking Dorell Preston,
the owner of Laurel's Chicken
Shack on SE 52nd and Foster.
This was back on June 15th.
Preston's lawyer says Preston ws
on the phone with his wife when
Warren attacked him unprovoked
while shouting racial slurs.
In Clackamas County,
firefighters are working to putt
a growing fire southeast of Estacada.
The 224 fire, as it's called,
started Sunday afternoon not far from Hwy.
224,
and Promontory Park crews are
fighting from the ground and
the air and are hoping to get a
control line around it tonight.
The fire is estimated at 31 acr.
Evacuation levels remain at Levl
1 or be ready for areas nearby.
And Portland saw three deadly
crashes this weekend,
including this one Saturday
evening on SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.
And Taylor.
Today we found out the victim,
Jean Diaz,
was waiting in a bus stop when r
rolled off the road and onto the sidewalk.
The driver is accused of being drunk Now.
Later that night,
a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on
Marine Drive and then on Sunday night.
The pedestrian was hit and killd
on I-5 at Northeast Weidler.
The summer months are often
the deadliest on the road,
and police are asking people
to use extra caution.
That is not a celebration.
This is what it was like
in Northwest Portland overnight.
The sound of screeching tires,
fireworks had all woke
neighbors up around 1:30 as St.
racers. Took over the upper
deck of the Fremont Bridge,
a witness telling us it lasted
about an hour and there did not
appear to be any police respons.
That was not the only place hit
hard by street racing this week.
People living near northeast
Fremont and 72nd said they heard
gunshots and smelled burning
rubber for at least two hours.
These are just a few of the vids
off the Snapchat map there and n
at northeast Prescott and 60th.
People looted a 711 during
a street takeover there,
so brazen,
the owner says they even climbed behind
the counter and stole up to $150
worth of goods in less than 20 minutes.
You see it on the surveillance video here.
The clerk said.
He talked to the police.
They told him they couldn't hel.
I can't help you out
because too much crowd outside.
I can't do anything and if they broke
the windows or anything, then I'm coming.
Then the then then cop
is coming. I say, well
you you guys are waiting for
somebody kill us. Then you guys
come and just say I'm sorry,
I can help you out and they hang
up the phone. All the mayor's oe
tells us Portland police are beg
up their traffic division and ty
have started performing stings at St.
Takeovers resulting in arrests.
Meanwhile, a statewide law increasing
penalties for those caught street racing
that goes into effect in Septem.
New this evening,
we have a story about a group of people who
lived through the worst of times for years.
Many living with HIV were stigmatized
and shunned and most lost loved ones,
partners and friends.
Somewhere along that way,
in the 90s, advances in drugs ad
care made survival and a long,
healthy life possible,
though those losses would never be forgotten.
So tonight,
Elma McCarty introduces introduces us
to a group striving to reach longterm
survivors to help them age well.
On a Thursday afternoon in Old
Town happy hour in full swing,
I'm very proud that I'm with this group.
The conversation comes easy.
The camaraderie is clear.
They bond over a shared interest
in living a fulfilling life.
In aging, Well,
I am proud of every year.
I fought like hell to get here
when so many of their friends and partners,
It was a death sentence. Could not. I
met new people and had new
support and they died.
So it was just a continuation,
you know, it went on for a long time.
Glenn Larson and Gene Bishop, Robert Craig,
Michael Wilson and Brett Conry,
all longterm survivors of HIV,
I spent. 6 or 90 days in jail is
Angeles County for kissing somey
on the forehead. Unfortunately,
stigma still exists around J.
HIV, even though it's been 42 ys
since the first cases were emerging. We
had two roommates and one
of the roommates was really
sick and we took him to the
hospital and he died that night.
Then my other roommate died in six months.
And then I might then my
my partner died. Been
long that we had to start thinkg
about, about living to a ripe
old age for people with HIV.
You know, the question was,
did I have three years or did
I have six years? But I really
didn't think I had more than th.
I certainly didn't think I had 37 years.
A big part of this is just the
universal experience of aging
Cascade AIDS Project.
Asked Jim Clay who worked for
decades in public health and HI.
Services to survey this
population of aging adults.
There are so many needs that each of us,
any of us, have. You, me, all o.
But there's one thing that was unique
to people who are aging with HI.
And that is loneliness,
to fight that loneliness,
about five years ago, he helped
form social groups like this on,
creating a path to community.
So we're just trying to make
connections between people.
And so far it seems like it's
successful. Oh, it's essential
for me to have a group like
this in order to move forward.
I think the best thing that
anybody can do and is to be
seen and to see and to be seen.
And to know that someone cares
about me outside there and that
I don't have to hide who I am.
I have been sort of by myself for many
years because my partner passedy
from from complications of Alzheimer's.
And now I'm I'm trying to rejoin the living.
So here I am on this beautiful
sidewalk in this beautiful city,
the sense of belonging.
Sense of community for
me is so very important.
There is a new generation that s
so accepting, Heterosexual or g,
they're so have accepting to me.
I have No Fear of coming down h,
No Fear, only fellowship and
friends who will return week
after week. It's rather glorious that
many of us died. Most of us die.
But some of us did not.
Long term survivors aging well.
Now, Jim tells me there are othr
activities to participate in,
from walks in the park to exercise groups,
smaller gatherings over coffee,
get togethers over the weekend,
Just organic ways to build community,
build bonds and thrive, he says.
The only eligibility requirement
support the well-being of
older adults affected by HIV.
And you know what? I think
that accepting an open spirit.
Something we all can aspire to.
Absolutely thank you.