On the evening of July 27, 2005, 26-year-old Eyo Nyong, known as Black, was standing near a bar’s parking lot in the 3500 block of North Vancouver Avenue in Portland. Two other African-American men approached and, according to onlookers, spoke with Nyong as if they were acquaintances. One of the men then produced a gun and shot Nyong in the head. He collapsed and died at the scene; the two suspects fled north on North Vancouver Avenue.

Nyong was a well-known neighborhood figure who often visited that establishment. He left behind his parents and five young children. The Portland Police Bureau investigated, but the case went cold; no arrests have been announced and the suspects’ identities have not been released. A cash reward is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest.

Does anyone who knew Eyo or was in that area that night have information that could help the investigation?