On the evening of March 2, 2000, 21-year-old Henry Jay Johnson was shot and killed near Northeast Rodney Avenue and Northeast Failing Street in Portland. Officers found Johnson deceased at about 8:30 p.m.; he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Witnesses reported seeing a man flee westbound toward Unthank Park immediately after the shooting. The fleeing person was described as an African-American male in his twenties with a medium build, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a dark puffy coat with the hood up, dark pants, and tennis shoes with red shoelaces. Despite forensic work and witness interviews, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly named.

The Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Unit is still seeking tips, and Crime Stoppers of Oregon has offered a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. If anyone has information about Henry Johnson’s death or remembers seeing someone matching that description near Rodney and Failing on March 2, 2000, please come forward.