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Gresham, ore.-The adult male shot this morning on the westbound MAX platform at East Burnside St. and 162nd Ave. has died. The case is being investigated by the East County Major Crimes Team as a homicide.
Officers responded to reports of the shooting just after 5:00 a.m. and quickly located the victim. He was rushed to an area hospital and later died. No identifying information is being released at this time, pending an autopsy and family notification.
The suspected shooter fled prior to police arrival and is only described at this time as a man in his late teens to early twenties.
Detectives are working to determine what led to the shooting and if there was any identifiable connection between the two parties.
No further information is available at this time.
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