On the night of June 4, 2024, 42-year-old rideshare driver Joshua Michael Kelvin of Aumsville, Oregon, was shot and killed while working in Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood. The shooting occurred just before midnight at Southeast 130th Place and Southeast Ramona Street when an unknown person or persons opened fire on his vehicle; Kelvin died at the scene from a gunshot wound, later ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.

A 17-year-old male passenger in the car was also struck and suffered critical, life-threatening injuries but survived after being taken to a nearby hospital. The shooter or shooters fled before police arrived and no arrests have been announced. The Portland Police Bureau is actively investigating and Crime Stoppers of Oregon has offered up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone who saw the vehicle, the shooting, or has information that hasn’t yet been shared with investigators is urged to contact the Portland Police Bureau.