Michael James McCann, 70, was found dead outside his home in unincorporated Clackamas County, south of Molalla, on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Deputies responding to a report of a suspicious circumstance discovered he had sustained what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators identified a suspect very quickly. Early on November 10, 2024, Clackamas County SWAT officers arrested 34-year-old Michael Morris McCann, the victim’s son, at an apartment in Wilsonville. He was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on charges that include Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon and is being held without bail. The Molalla Police Department, the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office are all involved and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the authorities handling the investigation.