Two dead, two wounded in two Thursday shootings February 27 2021
UPDATE: Police identify the first victim killed as Shawndell L. DeShazo II, 28. The other victims have not yet been named.
Two men were killed, and two other people were wounded in two separate Thursday evening Portland shootings.
The first man killed has been identified as Shawndell L. DeShazo II, 28, The cause of his death has been determined as homicide by gunshot wound.
The names of the other victims were not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
According to police, the most recent investigation began at 10:43 p.m. on Feb. 25 when North Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in Farragut Park, located at 7736 North Kerby Avenue. When officers arrived, they found an adult male victim with apparent gunshot wounds. Paramedics responded, but the victim was deceased at the scene.
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Human remains found at Multnomah Falls identified after 42 years; more cold cases may be solved with genetic genealogy By Samantha Swindler, oregonlive.com
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On Sept. 14, 1979, two hikers discovered human remains off the steep trails near Multnomah Falls. They found a partial skeleton, eyeglasses, a leather jacket, hiking boots and a baseball cap printed with the letters NT.
Based on the bones and hair found at the scene, investigators determined the body likely belonged to a man, between 20 and 35 years old, with a thick, curly beard. A news brief that ran in The Oregonian noted that the remains “had been exposed to the elements for quite some time.”
Family remembers work ethic, passion of man killed in Glenn Jackson Bridge crash: ‘So many people loved him’
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Posted Feb 20, 2021
Antonio Amaro Loez and his wife, Nieves Velasco. Amaro Lopez died Sunday after his car hit a patch of ice and went off the Glenn Jackson Bridge.Abigail Amaro
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Family members repeatedly used those words as they described the way Antonio Amaro Lopez lived his life.
He took great joy in being a grandfather. He loved the outdoors and was an ardent soccer fan. And he was passionate about the family business he built with his brothers.
Divers find car, recover body days after I-205 bridge crash OregonLive.com 2/18/2021 Jayati Ramakrishnan, oregonlive.com
A body has been recovered from the Columbia River near the Glenn Jackson Bridge, days after a driver slid off the span and into the water during a winter storm.
Portland police confirmed Wednesday evening that Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office’s divers had recovered a body from a car found in the river.
Witnesses reported seeing a maroon SUV that was driving south on the bridge, which connects Oregon and Washington, hit a patch of ice, go up over a snow embankment and into the water about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. The crash happened as a major winter storm was hitting the region, creating hazardous road conditions throughout the Portland area.
Divers find car, body in river at Glenn Jackson Bridge kgw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kgw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.