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Trespassed Man Threatens to Shoot Student in a Community College Cafeteria, Then Stays Four More Hours

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Confirmed Threat

Portland Community College issued a safety alert after a previously trespassed individual refused to leave the Cascade Campus cafeteria and threatened to shoot a student cafeteria staff member. The suspect claimed to have a firearm but later denied it. Portland Police responded, searched the man, and found a gun with no ammunition. The suspect was re-issued a trespass notice and told to leave within 10 minutes. He remained on or near campus until approximately 7:00 p.m., four hours after the initial report. He was later cited for unlawful possession of a firearm.

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Institution
Portland Community College
Community College · OR
~25,000 studentsPCC Alert
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INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatimPCC Public Safety Timely Warnings913 chars
SAFETY ALERT - Cascade Campus This Safety Alert is notification of a Disorderly Conduct involving an individual threatening a student. REPORTED OFFENSE: Disorderly Conduct - Individual threatened another person. WHEN: March 10, 2026 - Initial call received at approximately 3:00pm WHERE: Portland Community College - Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Public Safety received a report of a previously trespassed individual refusing to leave the PCC Cascade campus cafeteria and behaving combatively. The suspect reportedly threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm, though he later denied it. The subject left at approximately 7pm. It is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community. For non-emergency questions regarding this Timely Warning, contact Clery@pcc.edu.
Published on PCC's official Public Safety timely warning page, confirming this is the exact text of the safety alert
PCC categorized the reported offense as 'Disorderly Conduct' even though the alert text describes a verbal threat to shoot a staff member
The alert was not issued until after the subject left at 7 p.m., meaning the campus community was not warned in real time during the four hours the suspect remained on campus
Provides a Clery compliance email address (Clery@pcc.edu) for follow-up, indicating this was filed as a formal Clery timely warning
PCC Cascade Campus is located at 5575 N Albina Avenue in North Portland
Context

Background

Portland Community College is Oregon's largest post-secondary institution, serving approximately 25,000 students across four campuses and multiple centers in the Portland metropolitan area. The Cascade Campus in North Portland is one of PCC's busiest locations. This incident highlights several challenges specific to open-access community colleges. First, the suspect was previously trespassed but returned anyway, illustrating the difficulty of enforcing trespass orders at campuses that are designed to be open and welcoming to the community. Second, Portland Police searched the man and found a firearm (without ammunition) but did not confiscate it or arrest him on scene. Instead, he was re-issued a trespass notice and told to leave within 10 minutes. It was not until days later that a Behavioral Health Unit Response Team located the man and cited him for unlawful possession of a firearm. Third, the safety alert was not published until after the suspect had left campus at approximately 7 p.m., meaning the campus community received no real-time notification during the four hours the individual remained on or near campus after threatening to shoot someone. The incident occurred during a period of significant labor unrest at PCC, with faculty and staff beginning a historic strike on the same day (March 11, 2026), which may have affected staffing and security response capacity.
Analysis

Key Findings

The suspect was previously trespassed from PCC but returned, demonstrating the limited enforceability of trespass orders at open-access community college campuses
Portland Police found a firearm on the suspect but did not confiscate it or make an arrest on scene; the suspect was cited days later by a Behavioral Health Unit
The safety alert was not issued until after the suspect left campus at approximately 7 p.m., meaning the community had no real-time warning during the four hours the threat was active
The incident was classified as 'Disorderly Conduct' rather than a weapons offense, which may understate the severity for Clery reporting purposes
Outcome
Portland Police Bureau's Behavioral Health Unit Response Team located the suspect days later and cited him for unlawful possession of a firearm. The gun found during the initial search had no ammunition. PCC re-issued a trespass notice. No injuries occurred.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Cascade Campus 3/10/2026 - Public Safety at PCC
    pcc.edu
  2. News
    Man charged after threatening to shoot student at PCC Cascade Campus, PPB says - KPTV
    kptv.com
  3. Official
    Safety alerts and timely warnings - PCC Public Safety
    pcc.edu
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threat-of-violencetimely-warningcommunity-collegeopen-access-campustrespassfirearmdelayed-notificationwest-coastoregonbehavioral-health
Added April 2026Updated April 2026Via ingestion