PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police on Monday identified a man who was shot and killed on March 9 in Southeast Portland. The victim's name is Rene Ramirez Martinez, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) reported. He was 39 years old.
The medical examiner said the manner and cause of Ramirez' death was homicide by gunshot wound.
On Thursday, March 9, officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to a shooting call near Southeast Powell Boulevard and Southeast 74th Avenue. They arrived to find Martinez dead in a lot near an area where people are living in parked RVs.
The suspect or suspects left the scene by the time police arrived and no arrests were made, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said in an initial statement.
The Portland Police Homicide Unit responded to the scene and is investigating.
During the investigation, the eastbound lanes of Southeast Powell was closed between Southeast 73rd Avenue and Southeast 74th Street.
PPB asks anyone with information about the shooting to contact Detective Steve Gandy at Stephen.Gandy@police.portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-0449, or contact Detective Jeff Pontius at Jeffery.Pontius@police.portlandoregon.gov, or call 503-823-0433 and reference case number 23-62542.
The city of Portland has faced the issue of increasing shootings and homicides in the past few years, like many other larger cities across the U.S. As of Feb. 26, police have reported 9 homicides in 2023. There were 96 homicides in 2022, which surpassed 2021's record-setting 90 homicides.
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