Under the gun: By early October, 69 people had been killed in Portland amid a stunning wave of gun violence

Shooting in SE Portland

Portland police officers respond to a shooting between two vehicles Sept. 29 near Southeast 74th Avenue and Harold Street. Gun violence is a major driver of Portland's wave of homicides so far this year, with more than three-fourths of the victims killed in shootings. Police say they're surprised more people haven't been wounded or killed in indiscriminate shootings that have sprayed bullets in neighborhoods throughout the city. Mark Graves/StaffMark Graves/The Oregonian

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The survival rules posted by gang outreach worker Lionel Irving Jr. on Facebook starkly spell out the danger for people most at risk of dying in Portland’s daunting surge of gun violence this year:

1. Don’t sit in cars kicking it. 2. Get EVERYTHING you need and get to your destination. 3. Keep your eyes and ears open! Watch your surroundings instead of running your mouth. 4. Know who you’re hanging with and what they’re up to. 5. Google numbers, order your food ahead of time, don’t sit in local spots.

Reporters Catalina Gaitán, Jack Forrest, Jaimie Ding, Jayati Ramakrishnan, Kale Williams, Noelle Crombie and Savannah Eadens contributed to this report.

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