A shelter-in-place order remains in place in Northwest Portland as officers attempt to take into custody a stabbing suspect in the neighborhood, police said.

Officers responded to a disturbance call at Northwest 18th Avenue and Johnson Street at about 9 a.m. Wednesday. They found two people who had been stabbed , one with severe injuries, according to a Portland Police Bureau statement.

The victims were taken to a nearby hospital. Their current conditions are not known at this time.

Police responded to a "disturbance" near Northwest 18th Avenue and Johnson Street on Wednesday morning. Two people had been stabbed, police said. Drew Vattiat/The Oregonian

The suspect “fled to a residence, believed to be his, in the area of Northwest 18th Avenue and Northwest Glisan Street,” police said

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