Dusty Baker, 35, was killed by a gunshot wound in the early morning hours of September 30, 2022, after shots were heard near Southeast 148th Avenue between East Burnside and Stark in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood. At about 2:14 a.m. residents reported the shooting; a critically injured man was taken to a hospital by private vehicle and later died. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Baker lived in Vancouver, Washington, and worked as a journeyman electrician and member of IBEW Local 48. He left behind a wife, whom he had met as a teenager, and a teenage son. Family members asked for privacy after his death; a GoFundMe described his life as ended in a senseless act of gun violence.

Portland homicide detectives and several specialized units investigated the shooting and arrested a 31-year-old man, Stephen Matthew Toelle, in Happy Valley later that night. He was booked into Multnomah County jail on multiple charges related to the incident. Does anyone have information about Dusty’s movements or who was with him that night?