On the night of May 12, 2023, 21-year-old Kenny Martinez was shot and killed in Portland’s Portsmouth neighborhood. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 7600 block of North Portsmouth Avenue. Officers found Martinez with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a homicide by gunshot wound.

Family and friends remembered Martinez as a young, caring father who was involved in his child’s life. They shared a photo and asked that it not be cropped so it would fully represent him. A friend described him as having a bright soul and a positive mindset, and a former teacher called him a smart, helpful student and expressed pride in the man he became.

A suspect was arrested on September 13, 2023. The individual taken into custody was identified as 22-year-old Gerardo Obregon-Longares of Milwaukie, Oregon; he was turned over to Portland Police Homicide detectives and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. Questions remain about the circumstances that led to the shooting and anyone who witnessed the incident or knew Kenny that night is urged to come forward.