Скачать или смотреть FULL INTERVIEW: Mayor Ted Wheeler's plan to address record gun violence in Portland

Portland has already surpassed 1,000 shootings in 2021, the most ever recorded in the city. On Oct. 21, Mayor Ted Wheeler sat down with KGW reporter Mike Benner to discuss his plan for responding to the unprecedented gun violence.

Wheeler said he will make several proposals during the city's upcoming budget adjustment process known as the "fall bump." Those proposals include reintroducing a gun violence intervention team, equipping Portland police officers with body cameras and a new strategy to hire and retain officers to address a police staffing shortage.

Wheeler also said he supports community outreach programs like Portland Street Response, the city's policing alternative program for responding to issues involving mental health and homelessness.

The mayor touched on other issues that have gotten worse in Portland in recent years — namely homelessness. He said he wants to create "safe and humane" alternatives to unsanctioned campsites and ban camping in certain areas, like near schools or in sensitive natural areas.

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