SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The new head of the FBI’s field office in Portland says the city’s soaring rate of gun violence and deaths is a public safety crisis that the FBI intends to try to stem with local law enforcement. In a wide-ranging news conference Monday, Special Agent in Charge Kieran Ramsey also said any residents of Oregon who may have participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be held accountable if they’re caught. Ramsey said FBI practice precludes him from speaking about whether anyone from Oregon might be under investigation for the riot.
New FBI boss in Portland aims to tackle soaring gun violence
