Rylee Jade Hatlen, 19, was shot and killed in Portland’s Pearl District in the early hours of Sunday, August 13, 2023. Officers arrived about 2:01 a.m. at Northwest Couch Street and Broadway and found Rylee with a gunshot wound; she was breathing when found but died at the scene. The county medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound.

Family described Rylee as an ambitious young woman who graduated high school early, loved sports and had a sunny smile. Her father said she was an innocent passenger and that he had been told a large exchange of gunfire occurred—his account and an online comment suggest others in the area may have been engaged in the shooting. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives Brad Clifton and Rico Beniga are leading the investigation, case number 23-212106.

If anyone was in the Pearl District around 2 a.m. on August 13 or has information about the shooting, please contact the detectives.