Saul Villatoro Escoto Eldibrando, a 34-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was shot in downtown Portland on the evening of October 8, 2023. Police responded at about 9:11 p.m. to reports of a shooting at Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Washington Street and found him with a gunshot wound. First responders performed CPR before paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound.

Investigators closed nearby streets for hours to process the scene and gathered evidence. The Portland Police Bureau publicly sought tips as the inquiry continued for weeks without an arrest. Then on December 26, 2023, Central Precinct officers located and arrested a 47-year-old Portland man, Demetrius D. Vaughn. He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on multiple charges, including Murder in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Saul’s movements that evening, please come forward.