On the morning of September 29, 1997, the body of 47-year-old Timothy Warren Timm Kruger was found by a newspaper delivery man in Portland, Oregon. Kruger was lying in the street near his bicycle at the intersection of North Haight Avenue and Killingsworth Street and had died from an apparent gunshot wound. He worked at Freightliner on Swan Island and frequently rode his bike to work; he also contended with mental health and addiction issues.

A witness reported seeing a small to mid-sized older model sedan with a white or light-colored hood and roof strike Kruger around the time of the shooting, and said the vehicle’s headlights were off. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains an unsolved cold case and a reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

If anyone has information about Kruger, the vehicle described, or the events that morning, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit.