McCoy Park

McCoy Park
McCoy Park
	The park's fountain in 2013
Location	North Trenton Street and Newman Avenue, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°35′24″N 122°42′59″W / 45.59°N 122.7164°W
Area	3.82 acres (1.55 ha)
Operated by	Portland Parks & Recreation

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.

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]

^ ^a ^b "McCoy Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
^ Wilson, Kimberly A. C. (May 16, 2011). "18-year-old dies in North Portland shooting; family gathers at scene". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ Parks, Casey (July 1, 2014). "After shooting, New Columbia residents say they won't fear McCoy Park". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "Police investigating shooting at McCoy Park in N. Portland; one victim found". KPTV. September 16, 2016. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

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