Fortressen Oserahuimen Oriakhi, 29, was killed in Portland in the early morning of June 23, 2023. Oriakhi, a Gresham resident known as Fortress, had been celebrating his birthday and was driving with a friend, 25-year-old Isidahomen Ikhuoria, who was visiting from Nigeria. After karaoke, their car crashed into a utility pole near Northeast Broadway and Northeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard; officers arriving around 2:30 a.m. found both men with gunshot wounds. Oriakhi was pronounced dead at the scene; Ikhuoria was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Detectives later determined the attack was a case of mistaken identity after a man pulled alongside the vehicle and fired about ten shots before fleeing. Witness interviews and phone records identified a suspect, and a friend of that suspect told police the shooter admitted to mistaking the victims for others involved in an unrelated dispute. Oriakhi’s family remembered him as a devoted caregiver and a joyful, loyal brother and friend.

If anyone was in the Hollywood District that night or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.