Morris Ramone Rivers, 48, moved to Portland from the Sacramento area in winter 2003 and was trying to leave behind a life that reportedly included crack cocaine use. On the evening of January 27, 2003, just weeks after arriving, Rivers was seated in his car in front of 3512 NE Grand Ave. when a street argument with another man — believed by witnesses to have been about money or drugs — turned deadly. He was shot and killed by the man he had been arguing with.

The shooter was described as an African-American man in his twenties, stocky with short hair. He fled the scene and has not been identified or arrested. The Portland Police Bureau lists the case as unsolved and has asked the public for information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone knew Morris, witnessed the argument on January 27, 2003, or has information about the man who fled, contact the Portland Police Bureau with what they know.