On November 15, 2023, 25-year-old Justin D. Sartin, also known as Justin Sartin-Scott, was found with a gunshot wound in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood of Southeast Portland. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

Portland Police Bureau homicide detectives opened an investigation into Sartin’s death and identified an 18-year-old suspect, Malacai Gant. Detectives, working with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, obtained an arrest warrant for Gant. As of December 6, 2023, Gant had been arrested and Sartin’s family had been notified.

What did anyone in Powellhurst-Gilbert see or hear that night that might help clarify what happened?