Alvaro Ramirez-Avila, 24, was shot and killed on January 25, 1996, in downtown Portland. The shooting occurred at approximately 12:50 a.m. on Southwest Alder Street between 4th and 5th Avenue; multiple witnesses heard the gunshot and saw what happened. Investigators concluded the killing occurred during a drug transaction that went wrong, leaving Ramirez-Avila dead in the roadway.

Witnesses said the shooter fled north on Southwest 4th Avenue. Descriptions vary: the man was described as white or Hispanic, with curly brown hair and wearing a tan jacket. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone remembers being in that area around midnight on January 25, 1996, or has information about the man who fled north on 4th Avenue, please come forward.