Anthony Duane Brown, age 25, was killed in Portland, Oregon, shortly after bar-closing time on September 8, 2002. Around 2:37 a.m., police responding to a noise complaint at 205 NE Russell Street found an estimated 300 people spilling into the street. As officers attempted to disperse the crowd, shots came from deep within it and Anthony Brown was found mortally wounded by an apparent gunshot.

Witnesses later described seeing a man in his twenties — stocky, with tight braids and wearing a blue button-down shirt — close to the victim when the gunfire erupted. That figure was the only solid lead mentioned, but the crowd dispersed and the person’s name was never obtained. No arrests were reported and the Portland Police Bureau logged the case as Cold Case #02-85241; Crime Stoppers of Oregon offered a reward for information.

If anyone was at the scene that night or recognizes the description of the man seen near Anthony Brown, please come forward with what you know.