Late on May 5, 2026, a shooting near Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland left 25-year-old Malachi Bussey dead. Officers arrived about 10:36 p.m. at Southwest Naito Parkway and Southwest Harvey Milk Street and found two men with gunshot wounds; Bussey was pronounced dead at the scene and a second, unidentified man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Oregon State Medical Examiner confirmed Bussey’s death was a homicide from a gunshot wound.

The shooting happened as a Cinco de Mayo festival was ending; officials say the shots occurred outside the event perimeter. Witnesses reported panic and people fleeing, and one injured person ran toward the festival where staff provided first aid before emergency responders arrived. Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit are investigating, no arrests have been announced, and authorities say suspects fled before officers arrived.

Anyone who was in the area that night or has photos or video from around 10:30 p.m. on May 5 is asked to contact investigators with information.