In the early morning of Saturday, February 4, 2023, twenty-year-old Tyz’Juan James, a Black male, was found shot and pronounced dead in a parking lot near Southeast 112th Avenue and Division Street in southeast Portland. Police and medics responded to a shooting call at about 2:06 a.m., but the suspect or suspects had already fled. The medical examiner confirmed James’ death was a homicide from a gunshot wound, and the Portland Police Bureau’s homicide unit took over the investigation.

Police have asked the public for information and provided detective contact details; family members have expressed frustration over the investigation’s pace and communication. Family and friends remember James as generous, a fashion- and music-loving basketball fan who cared for the homeless and looked out for his loved ones. Has anyone with information about that February 4 shooting or James’ last hours come forward to detectives?