Dominick Lee Sawyer, 29, was fatally shot in downtown Portland during the early morning of June 10, 2023. The shooting occurred near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Harvey Milk Street; officers encountered an active shooting, began providing aid, and Sawyer was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were wounded and taken to hospitals. Portland police opened a homicide investigation under case number 23-152485.

Sawyer’s mother, Cherish Sawyer, said he was sitting in his vehicle when he was killed at about 1:57 a.m. She organized a fundraiser to hire a private investigator and placed a hand-painted memorial cross at the intersection. Sawyer left behind three young sons and was described by family as having a strong sense of humor and as a devoted father who had been preparing to move to the Tri-Cities for a fresh start.

Police have not publicly identified a suspect, released a motive, or disclosed a detailed sequence of events. By June 2026 the case remained unsolved and the homicide investigation was active; authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Portland Police Bureau and reference case number 23-152485.

Did anyone in the Portland area see or hear anything around Southwest 3rd and Southwest Harvey Milk Street shortly before or after 1:57 a.m. on June 10, 2023?