Austin Brand, 34, of Damascus, Oregon, was shot and killed on the night of December 28, 2023, in Gresham near a US Market at Southeast Orient Drive and Anderson Road. Officers responding to a disturbance call about 10 p.m. found Brand with a gunshot wound; first aid was given but he died at the scene.

Police say Brand had been involved in multiple physical confrontations in that area earlier the same evening, and the final confrontation resulted in him being shot. The Gresham Police Department and the East County Major Crimes Team are investigating, collecting evidence and reviewing video footage, and detectives have contacted individuals who were involved. The probe is described as complex as investigators work to determine whether anyone’s actions were criminal or justified as self-defense; the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will review the case.

No arrests or trials have been reported and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone from Damascus or the surrounding area had contact with Austin Brand on December 28 or saw events near Southeast Orient Drive and Anderson Road that night, please come forward with information.