On January 19, 2024, at about 8 p.m., 25-year-old Rametheus Clenese Hill of Fairview was found dead from a gunshot wound in the parking lot outside a motel at 7707 S.E. 82nd Avenue near Flavel Street in Portland’s Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood. Portland Police Bureau officers discovered Hill and the Homicide Unit took over the investigation. Hill’s family has been notified and asked for privacy.

Initially no arrests or suspect information were released. The investigation raised questions about the motel’s security — whether management knew of suspicious activity, whether security personnel were on site, and what protocols were in place to protect guests and visitors. Detectives Brian Sims and Meghan Burkeen were listed as contacts for anyone with information about the shooting.

If anyone saw activity near the motel that evening or has information about Hill, please contact the listed detectives.