Brandon Lee Allen, a 33-year-old White/Caucasian man, was shot and killed on Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Portland’s Centennial neighborhood near Southeast 174th Avenue and Mill Street. Police found Allen fatally shot at the scene at about 4:25 p.m.; the medical examiner later ruled his death a homicide. Another person was critically injured in the same incident.

In the weeks after the shooting, detectives with the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit sought public help; Crime Stoppers of Oregon offered a reward and Allen’s family released photos to generate leads. On the morning of August 9, 2023, officers investigating a possibly stolen motorcycle near Southeast 122nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street detained 24-year-old Kyle Duane Hague after he fled on foot and was caught. Investigators linked Hague to Allen’s killing, and he was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and Assault in the First Degree.

If anyone has information about the July 9 shooting or knew Brandon, please share tips that could help clarify what happened.