Portland killings drop from record high but gun violence continues devastating toll
Homicides fell in Portland in 2023 after two years of record high killings. But the toll remains historically high and shootings remain the leading cause of homicides. People of color — especially Black men — continue to represent a vastly disproportionate share of people killed in Portland.
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Defense claims Portland man on trial for murder, hate crime was too drunk to knowingly kill High Dive patron
Prosecutors allege that Rahnique Jackson fatally stabbed Colin Smith at the High Dive bar in Portland last July 2.
18-year-old arrested in June shooting that killed man in SE Portland
Adrian G. Garcia, 18, of Portland, was arrested Tuesday in the 6700 block of Southeast 86th Avenue, according to police.
Man killed in SE Portland stabbing was self-appointed neighborhood camping ‘sheriff’
KATU-TV reported that Kenny Housman would screen homeless campers on Clinton Street.
Beating spurred fatal gang shooting in Hillsboro, prosecutor says; killer gets life
Enrique Tapia-Chavez was found guilty of second-degree murder in the execution-style shooting of Juan Moncivais.
Portland man indicted in deadly stabbing at Clackamas apartment building
Eliazar Martinez-Rodriguez was taken into custody soon after the homicide, on a separate warrant involving a federal parole violation, the sheriff’s office reported.
Victim identified in fatal shooting at Sellwood Riverfront Park as 20-year-old man
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the park a little after 11 p.m. Friday and found Asher Ethan HK Mendes dead when they arrived, police said.
‘Q Black’ gets almost 24 years for carjacking turned killing amid Portland prostitution scheme
Quentin Blackmon thought Thomas Hammond would be “an easy lick," until the scheme turned deadly.
Two men dead within one hour in Portland after separate shooting, stabbing incidents
Police have not released the identity of either man who died or that of the suspect in the stabbing.
2 dead in NE Portland shooting, police say
Portland police did not identify the two people other than to say they were male.
Victim in Old Town fatal shooting identified; no arrests made
Portland police were patrolling the nightclub district when they heard shots near Northwest Third Avenue and Everett Street.
Gresham gang member gets life with chance of parole in 35 years for ‘hood check’ killing
Isai Damian Ramos, 24, showed only defiance during the sentencing hearing, claiming the case will be overturned on appeal.
Man killed in SE Portland drive-by shooting identified by family members
Walter Mulberry, 49, was providing event security when he was shot.
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