Aaron McInnis, a 30-year-old Portland father, was killed after intervening to check on a woman he and another man heard crying on July 14, 2024, near Normandale Park. McInnis had been dropping a friend off when he and a bystander approached a car occupied by 23-year-old Arvoni Alexander Hayes and a woman. After a tense exchange, Hayes briefly exited the vehicle naked, reentered, and ordered his girlfriend to drive away. McInnis ran after the car; at the intersection of Northeast 55th Avenue and Northeast Hassalo Street Hayes got out and fired, striking McInnis three times. Police arrived around 11:30 p.m.; McInnis was taken to a hospital and later died of gunshot wounds.

The victim’s family said their focus would be Aaron’s 10-year-old son, Blake; a GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses. The Portland Police Bureau’s investigation led to a grand jury indictment and, on September 11, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 23-year-old Arvoni A. Hayes on an outstanding murder warrant; he was booked on charges including second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw activity near Northeast 55th Avenue and Northeast Hassalo Street that night, please come forward with information.