On March 24, 2023, Michael Lashone Hatcher, a 35-year-old Black/African American man and Portland resident, was fatally shot in Gresham, Oregon. His body was found the following morning on a sidewalk in the 500 block of SE 197th Avenue after a report of a person down and bleeding. An autopsy by the State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed death from gun violence.

Gresham Police, with assistance from the East County Major Crimes Team and the Portland Police Bureau Special Emergency Reaction Team, opened a homicide investigation and said they did not believe there was an ongoing danger to the public. On March 29, 2023, authorities arrested 61-year-old Portland resident Ervin Standifer Jr.; he was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on a charge of second-degree murder.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information relevant to the case is asked to contact investigators through the department tip line.