On the afternoon of July 18, 2025, a fatal shooting occurred in the Safeway parking lot at Northeast 70th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard in Portland’s Roseway neighborhood. Portland police responded to reports of gunfire about 3:52 p.m. and found 42-year-old Jasen E. Fitzsimmons deceased outside a vehicle. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide from a gunshot wound.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene: some said Fitzsimmons was yelling no and don’t before shots, another said he ran from a white van screaming in pain and then collapsed, and several people reported seeing items thrown from the van after the shooting. Police have not confirmed those witness details.

Officers detained a person inside a vehicle at the scene, identified as 41-year-old Ashe I. Sarethi, who was evaluated at a hospital and then booked on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Prosecutors later filed to dismiss those charges after a Multnomah County grand jury declined to indict, and Sarethi was released on August 15. No other suspects have been publicly named and the investigation remains open.

If anyone was at the Safeway that afternoon or has information about the white van or the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.