On the evening of November 18, 2024, Mark A. Holley, 35, was found fatally shot in the 15900 block of Northeast Fremont Street in Portland’s Wilkes neighborhood. North Precinct officers arrived after reports of gunfire around 5:46 p.m. and the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound and ruled it a homicide.

Family members described Holley as a genuine, kind man and a steady presence for his stepdaughter and others who relied on him. Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Division are investigating and have asked the public for information; no arrests or public identification of suspects have been announced.

If anyone witnessed activity in the Wilkes neighborhood that evening or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to the Portland Police Bureau.