J’Meire Lee Asher was an 18-year-old Black/African American male who was shot and killed on the evening of Saturday, July 13, 2024. The fatal shooting occurred about 7:50 p.m. at the M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp near the Broughton Beach area off Northeast Marine Drive in Portland, Oregon.

Officers from the North Precinct and the Focused Intervention Team found J’Meire and a 38-year-old man, Deangelo Augustus of Salem, both deceased at the scene. The medical examiner ruled both deaths homicides by gunshot wound. Police say the suspect or suspects had already fled and no arrests were made at the scene; investigators believe people who were present may have left before they could be interviewed. Detectives with the Portland Police Homicide Unit are actively investigating and have asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone was at the boat ramp that evening or has information about the shooting, please contact the Portland Police Homicide Unit.