McCoy Park
{{Short description|Public park in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| location = North Trenton Street and Newman Avenue, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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| area = 3.82 acres (1.55 ha)
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| operator = Portland Parks & Recreation
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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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?&action=ViewPark&propertyid=1258 |title=McCoy Park |access-date=July 14, 2019 |publisher=Portland Parks & Recreation |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212190359/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?&action=ViewPark&propertyid=1258 |url-status=live }} 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.
Shootings took place at or near McCoy Park in 2011, 2014, and 2016, two of them fatal.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Kimberly A. C. |title=18-year-old dies in North Portland shooting; family gathers at scene |work=The Oregonian |date=May 16, 2011 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/05/teen_identified_as_victim_in_f.html |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714170245/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/05/teen_identified_as_victim_in_f.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Parks |first=Casey |title=After shooting, New Columbia residents say they won't fear McCoy Park |work=The Oregonian |date=July 1, 2014 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/07/after_shooting_new_columbia_re.html |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714164659/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/07/after_shooting_new_columbia_re.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Police investigating shooting at McCoy Park in N. Portland; one victim found |publisher=KPTV |date=September 16, 2016 |url=https://www.kptv.com/news/police-investigating-shooting-at-mccoy-park-in-n-portland-one/article_02a966d7-5319-5e01-9784-c0cfe755c709.html |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714170248/https://www.kptv.com/news/police-investigating-shooting-at-mccoy-park-in-n-portland-one/article_02a966d7-5319-5e01-9784-c0cfe755c709.html |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|McCoy Park}}
{{Parks in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:2005 establishments in Oregon
Category:Parks in North Portland, Oregon
Category:Portsmouth, Portland, Oregon
Category:Protected areas established in 2005
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