SaVon Marquis Davis, a 19-year-old Black/African American male, was shot and killed in Portland’s Roseway neighborhood on May 19, 2023. Police were called at about 11:18 p.m. to the 3500 block of Northeast 82nd Avenue, where they found Davis injured and lying in the street; emergency responders were unable to save him. The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide.

Northeast 82nd Avenue was closed for roughly five hours while the Portland Police Homicide Unit worked the scene. The shooter or shooters had fled before officers arrived, and no arrests or suspect descriptions have been released. Detectives say the investigation is ongoing and are seeking the public’s help with information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone saw activity on Northeast 82nd Avenue that night or has information about this shooting, please contact the Portland Police Homicide Unit.