Homero Macias was a 17-year-old living in southwest Oklahoma City when he was shot and killed on the morning of July 16, 2012. Neighbors at the Portland House apartments off Southwest 38th Street and Portland Avenue reported hearing multiple shots; officers arriving around 6:40 to 7 a.m. found Homero collapsed in the courtyard and dying there in the open space between the buildings. The scene was secured and detectives canvassed the complex, but early reports noted there was no description of a suspect.

Portland House was described by residents as a troubled property with crime and drug activity in the background, and police recorded Homero’s death as the 51st homicide in Oklahoma City that year. Over time the investigation moved into cold-case files; no arrests have been reported and the case remains unsolved. If anyone heard or saw anything that morning or has information about Homero’s death, please contact the Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide tip line.