McCoy Park

McCoy Park is a park in the Portsmouth neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Named for the Oregon Senator Bill McCoy and his wife Gladys,[1] the park is located at the center of New Columbia, a large housing development in Portsmouth.

McCoy Park
The park's fountain in 2013
LocationNorth Trenton Street and Newman Avenue, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45.59°N 122.7164°W / 45.59; -122.7164
Area3.82 acres (1.55 ha)
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation

Description and history

The park was acquired in 2005 and features paved paths and picnic tables, a playground, and a basketball court.[1]

Shootings took place at or near McCoy Park in 2011, 2014, and 2016, two of them fatal.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "McCoy Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. Wilson, Kimberly A. C. (May 16, 2011). "18-year-old dies in North Portland shooting; family gathers at scene". OregonLive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. Parks, Casey (July 1, 2014). "After shooting, New Columbia residents say they won't fear McCoy Park". OregonLive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. "Police investigating shooting at McCoy Park in N. Portland; one victim found". FOX 12. September 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.