PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are asking for information about a 2017 shooting in Northwest Portland that left a 40-year-old man dead.
On Sept. 7, 2017 around 10:21 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at Northwest 5th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street. Emergency dispatch also received reports of a car crash at the same intersection.
According to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), officers found Desmond Antonio Garrett dead inside a white Mercury sedan. The state medical examiner determined Garret died from a gunshot wound.
Investigators believe Garret, who is also known as "Munchie," was shot, then crashed into a power box and an empty parked vehicle.
Officers found evidence of a shooting at Northwest 6th Avenue between Flanders and Everett Streets.
Police have not released any suspect information and no one has been arrested.
Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Oregon at (503) 823-4357.
