On November 9, 2024, at about 2:06 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting inside an apartment in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood and found 40-year-old Angel Patricia Geib deceased at the scene. The medical examiner determined she died of a gunshot wound.

A 33-year-old Portland man, Michael J. English, was at the apartment and sustained a non-life-threatening injury to his hand; he was taken to Oregon Health and Science University Hospital for treatment. English told officers the shooting was accidental, saying he and Geib were in the bathroom and his gun discharged while he was cleaning it, striking them both. While at the hospital, he left before officers could detain him; a police search involving air support, drones and K9 units ended with his arrest later that morning.

He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges that included first-degree manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm. What details about the moments before the shooting or the events inside the apartment remain unclear? If anyone knew Angel or was in Hazelwood that night, please share information that could help the investigation.