A homicide investigation is underway after the late‑afternoon shooting death of 46‑year‑old Jian Xiang Zhao in northeast Portland. Officers were called to a home on Southeast Pardee Street near 122nd Avenue on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and arrived about 4:36 p.m. Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit took over after a man was found dead under suspicious circumstances; the medical examiner later ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound.

Zhao, a citizen of China, was publicly identified on Saturday, June 20. His family has been notified and asked for privacy. The shooting occurred in the Powellhurst‑Gilbert neighborhood and prompted a police cordon and temporary traffic impacts while the scene was processed. As of late June 2026 no arrests or suspect information had been released; detectives asked anyone who saw or heard anything to contact them and referenced case number 26‑174935.

Did anyone in the Powellhurst‑Gilbert area see or hear anything on the afternoon of June 16 that could help investigators?