Niyjiel Troishon Brown, 19 and a Texas resident, was fatally shot in Portland’s Lents neighborhood on September 28, 2024. The shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. in the common area outside an apartment complex on the 800 block of Southeast Aspen Summit Drive; officers found Brown dead on scene and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound.

Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit is investigating. No suspect information has been released and portions of the apartment complex parking lot were made inaccessible during the inquiry, though public streets were not closed. Brown’s family has been notified and police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Steve Gandy or Detective Jeff Pontius with case number 24-248378.

Some legal firms have suggested the family might explore claims over apartment security, but the investigation remains open and unsolved. If anyone knew Niyjiel or saw activity near Southeast Aspen Summit Drive that night, please come forward to detectives with information.