On October 15, 2023, 26-year-old Portland resident Cali M. Bolden was fatally shot near Southeast Foster Road and 86th Avenue. Officers who responded around 4 a.m. found three people with gunshot wounds; Bolden was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Bolden was a mother of three — ages 8 years, 2 years, and 10 months at the time of her death — and worked as a senior home caregiver. Her husband had died unexpectedly from an asthma attack about a year earlier. Family members described her as having a bright spitfire personality, loving her children and enjoying dancing.

The shooting took place in Southeast Portland, a neighborhood where residents have been expressing growing concern about gun violence and safety. Few details about the incident’s motive or the identities of the other victims have been released.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Cali, please come forward to help the investigation.