Man kills woman in Hazelwood, escapes hospital before being arrested

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – A man is in police custody after he shot a woman and then fled a hospital under police supervision, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

On Sat. At approximately 2 a.m. and 2:06 a.m., Portland police officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment in the 00 block of Northeast 146th Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a dead woman at the scene.

An injured man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Michael J. English, 33, of Portland, was treated at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital. At around 9:45 a.m. he was allowed to change privately, but took advantage of the situation and fled the room.

PPB immediately launched a search and found him before 11:00 a.m

English is charged with first-degree manslaughter and felony possession of a firearm.

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