‘Bam bam bam bam’: One shot at Gresham classic car show

One person taken to the hospital and is expected to recover

GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A chaotic scene erupted late Saturday afternoon when shots rang out at the scene of a classic car show in Gresham.

The shooting in the parking lot in the 1800 block of NW Fairview Drive happened near the end of the scheduled 5-hour event. Police told KOIN 6 News an “altercation” led up to the shooting, but it’s not clear at this time what the altercation was about.

The bullets damaged at least one vehicle in the lot, a large pickup truck owned by Megan Caron.

“I thought it was maybe a car backfiring or a firecracker or something. Then I heard a series of shots then a little break, and then bam-bam-bam-bam, I turned, I looked over my shoulder and saw a guy with a gun and I just got down,” Caron told KOIN 6 News.

“People are starting to see that, you know, somebody’s been shot. He ran over behind my other car. I was down on the ground and I saw a guy run off. Then my husband came over and tried to assist the guy on the ground. He tourniqueted his leg,” she said.

Authorities said the victim, whose identity has not been released, is expected to recover.

“It’s scary. It’s so scary. It happened so quick,” Caron said. “This will probably end up being our last car show.

KOIN 6 News is at the scene and will have more information as it develops.