A shooting north of Clatskanie on Saturday afternoon left two people dead – including the shooter – and three people injured, authorities said. All three survivors were taken to local hospitals including one, in critical condition, rushed to a hospital on a Life Flight helicopter.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s office said it responded to a shooting on Ilmari Road a little before 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Responders found five shooting victims, two of them dead. The sheriff’s office said the dead included the shooter.
The Oregon State Police and officers from Scappoose and St. Helens assisted in the response. The sheriff’s office said there is no threat to nearby residents from the incident but did not immediately respond Sunday to a message seeking additional detail on the shooting and the condition of the survivors.
Clatskanie is a small city of about 1,700 people along U.S. 30, about 15 miles west of Longview. Ilmari Road is about 5 miles north of town, near the Columbia River.
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