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Man shot, killed on TriMet MAX platform in Portland identified

A man in connection to the shooting has been charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon, Portland police said.
Credit: Portland Police Bureau
Taysean Nash, 24, was shot and killed on a TriMet MAX platform in the Hazelwood neighborhood on Sept. 19, 2024.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 24-year-old man was shot and killed on a TriMet MAX platform last Thursday in Portland. Shortly after, a suspect was booked on murder charges. 

On Tuesday, Portland police identified the man killed as Taysean Nash. The Medical Examiner said Nash died from a gunshot wound. 

“He touched many lives and had friends from all walks of life,” Nash’s mother said in a news release. “He loved and protected ALL of his siblings no matter what. And he is VERY LOVED by many.”

Credit: Portland Police Bureau
Taysean Nash, 24, and his sister.

At around 7:26 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, Portland police responded to reports of person shot at a TriMet MAX platform at Northeast 148th Avenue and East Burnside Street in the Hazelwood neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found a man dead at the scene.

Police detained 42-year-old Felix Angelo Juarez-Perez at the scene and later charged him with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. 

Anyone with information about this incident, who has not yet spoken with investigators, is asked to contact Detective Calvin Goldring at Calvin.Goldring@police.portlandoregon.gov or Detective Rico Beniga at Rico.Beniga@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 24-240253.


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