A man who was found dead in Northeast Portland on Monday afternoon did not die of natural causes, and police are investigating the incident as a homicide, officials said.
Officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of Northeast 81st Avenue around 1:45 p.m. and found the victim dead. Police did not say whether the man was suffering from any visible injuries or how he may have died, but homicide investigators have taken over the case.
No arrests have been made.
Residents in the area reported hearing gunshots around 1:30 a.m., and seeing police in the parking lot of Sunshine Health and Hospitality Services.
Northeast 81st Avenue was closed between Siskiyou and Klickitat Street as investigators gathered evidence, but has since reopened.
Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Michael Jones at Michael.jones@portlandoregon.gov/(503)823-0991 or Detective Michael Schmerber at Michael.schmerber@portlandoregon.gov/(503)823-0991.
The man’s death marks the 42nd homicide in Portland so far in 2022. Portland saw 92 homicides in 2021.
– Kale Williams; kwilliams@oregonian.com; 503-294-4048; @sfkale