PORTLAND, Ore. — Police have identified a man who was shot and killed in North Portland on Oct. 25.
On Tuesday at 9:02 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting near North Peninsular Avenue and Columbia Boulevard. Upon arrival officers found a man, later identified as 53-year-old Eric Sean Medrano, with an apparent gunshot wound. Both officers and paramedics provided medical aid, but he died.
The medical examiner determined that Medrano died from a gunshot wound and ruled his death a homicide.
Police initially said no arrests in the case have been made.
Portland Police Homicide Unit detectives have launched an investigation.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are asked to please contact Detective Michael Schmerber at Michael.Schmerber@police.portlandoregon.gov or via phone at 503-823-0991. They can also reach Detective Erik Kammerer at Erik.Kammerer@police.portlandoregon.gov or via phone at 503-823-0762. Reference case number 22-286523.
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Homicides in Portland
The city of Portland has been dealing with an ongoing increase in violence and shootings over the last few years. There were 88 homicides in Portland in 2021, up from 57 in 2020 and 36 in 2019, according to a police dashboard that tracks crime statistics. Portland is on pace to exceed last year's number of homicides.
Here's a look at the number of homicides in Portland each year since 2016, according to the PPB dashboard:
- 2021: 88
- 2020: 57
- 2019: 36
- 2018: 26
- 2017: 25
- 2016: 16
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