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Suspect arrested in Old Town shooting

Willie Mitchell, 23, was arrested in Eugene.
Credit: DMV

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police arrested a suspect connected to a shooting that killed 29-year-old Trayontay Jones on April 19.

Willie Mitchell, 23, was arrested in Eugene on a warrant related to Jones' murder, police said. Mitchell was booked into the Lane County Jail and will be taken to Multnomah County. 

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Jones' family has been notified about the arrest. 

On Friday, police were called near the Shake Bar on NW 4th Avenue for a disturbance around 1:30 a.m., and quickly found out someone had been shot. The bar was not open that night.

They found a man in the area with at least one gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 29-year-old Trayontay Jones.

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Trayontay Jones

Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call Detective Billy Winters at 503-793-0466 or at William.winters@portlandoregon.gov.

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