On the evening of August 19, 2024, in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood of Southeast Portland, Lorenzo U. Miranda, a 50-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Division Center at Southeast 122nd Avenue and Division Street. The shooting happened at about 7:35 p.m.; officers from the East Precinct and responding paramedics found Miranda with grave injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound and the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation.

Months after the killing, no arrests have been announced and no suspects formally named. Detectives released two photos of a person of interest riding a bicycle near the time and place of the shooting in hopes of developing leads. Miranda’s family — including his sister Maxine Miranda and stepson Matt Turnage — have described him as a loving, caring man who had turned 50 in March; a memorial at the shooting site continues to grow as the family presses for answers. If anyone was in the area that evening or recognizes the bicyclist in the released images, can you share what you know with detectives?