Man in Crisis Fires Shots in Piedmont Neighborhood, Is Successfully Taken Into Custody

On Friday, August 23, 2025 at 11:31 p.m., Portland Police Officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a report of a man inside a home firing gunshots in the 6100 block of North Moore Street in the Piedmont Neighborhood. Officers responded and requested additional resources, such as a police Unmanned Aerial System (UAS, or drone) pilots and a K9 officer. Officers were gathering information, coordinating a reaction plan, and establishing a safety perimeter, when they learned from a family member that the suspect had walked out of the house with the gun in hand. He was screaming, breaking glass, and banging on things with a shovel or another object. Deeply concerned neighbors were calling 911 and sharing information about where the man was and what he was doing, asking for police to move in.

The UAS pilot was able to get a view from above and located the suspect, sharing information with the officers and supervisors on scene. Updated information was that he had climbed onto the roof of a neighbor's house, and even tried to break a window to get into the home.

Officers moved in quickly to evacuate the neighbor from the home. The incident commander requested that neighbors be notified of the dangerous incident via the Public Alerts system and asked to shelter in place with doors and windows locked.

The man then climbed under some trash cans and hid. There was some indication that he was trying to hide from the drone, which gave officers additional time to develop a coordinated response. They requested on-duty members of the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT), to add some additional tactical experience to the response.

An officer with the Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team (ECIT), who is specially trained in crisis communications, was designated as to make verbal contact with him. There were extensive efforts to persuade him to give up. Finally, after some time, the man complied with police commands and came out unarmed with his hands up. He was taken into custody at 1:10 a.m.

Officers slowly and deliberately searched the yard and the home for possible injured victims, but confirmed that no one had been hurt. They located evidence of gunfire inside the home. A search of the neighbor's yard led to the location of a handgun and live ammunition. They were seized as evidence.

When the area was confirmed to be safe, the shelter-in-place order was lifted and family was allowed to go back home.

The suspect, Ryan L. Latin, 40, of Portland, was transported to the hospital by ambulance in police custody. He was placed on a mental health related Police Officer Hold, and served with criminal citations for Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Attempted Burglary in the First Degree, Criminal Trespassing in the Second Degree, and Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree.

Officers completed evidence processing, required documentation, and paperwork, so the call was not cleared until 7:27 a.m.

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