Just after 6 a.m. on July 28, 2024, police found 45-year-old Jacob Forrest lying dead on a sidewalk in Portland’s Lloyd District at Northeast 6th Avenue and Northeast Holladay Street. He had been shot; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from gunshot wounds and the shooter had fled the scene.

Surveillance footage later reconstructed the confrontation. Video shows Forrest arriving in a car with three others and approaching Cresencio Flores, then 27, who was outside an apartment building with friends. Forrest reportedly had a realistic-looking fake gun in his waistband; the two exchanged words, Forrest slapped Flores and threw his bicycle into the street. As Forrest walked away, Flores stood, drew a handgun and fired nine times into Forrest’s back. Forrest died at the scene.

Portland Police arrested Cresencio Flores on September 24, 2024; he was booked on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. When questioned he said he feared for his life and did not know Forrest’s gun was fake. Does anyone have information about the moments before the shooting or about Jacob’s activities that morning?