A fatal shooting in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood in the early hours of January 20, 2023, left a 45-year-old man dead. Gregory W. Newman, described as a White male, was found deceased from a gunshot wound to the chest at about 2:03 a.m. in the 8500 block of Southeast Taylor Street. The Oregon State Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide.

Portland Police closed Southeast Taylor Street between Southeast 84th and Southeast 86th Avenues while homicide detectives processed the scene. A 38-year-old man who remained at the location was detained and later identified as Christopher A. Grohs. He was arrested and booked on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and police were not seeking additional suspects.

Did anyone in the Montavilla area see activity on Southeast Taylor Street around 2 a.m. that morning?