In the early morning hours of July 26, 2003, Robert Lee Thompson Jr., 23, was fatally shot during a high-speed chase on southbound I-205 near Glisan in Portland, Oregon. Thompson was driving a red Impala when witnesses reported a dark blue or black Volkswagen Jetta aggressively following and firing at his car. A man described as stocky with shaggy black hair was seen standing through the Jetta’s sunroof and firing multiple shots; witnesses heard five pops and later additional gunfire as the pursuit continued past Division.

Thompson’s Impala struck the rear of an Acura, spun out, and eventually left the freeway near the Powell Boulevard exit. Police found Thompson dead in his vehicle; an autopsy confirmed a gunshot wound to the head. His street name was known to be Rob Dogg. The Volkswagen Jetta and the shooter fled the scene and were not immediately located. No arrests have been announced and the Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Homicide Unit is seeking information that could break the case.

If anyone witnessed the chase, saw a dark blue or black Volkswagen Jetta that night, or knew the man described as stocky with shaggy black hair, please share what is known with the Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Homicide Unit.