In the late evening of Sunday, August 28, 2022, officers from Portland’s East Precinct were sent to the 600 block of Southeast 148th Avenue in the Centennial Neighborhood after a report of a shooting. Responding medical personnel found a man who had been shot; he was later identified on August 30 as 54-year-old Stephenic Cornell Hall, known to family as Cornell. The Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide.

Hall was born in Meadville, Mississippi, on August 25, 1968. He had moved to Portland as an adult to work and to support his family, who joined him in 1997. Employment over the years included work at the union hall, shipyards, and in construction. He was a father of seven and a grandfather of five, and family members described him as having a larger-than-life presence and a big smile.

Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation, but no information about suspects or arrests has been released. This killing was one of three homicides during a violent weekend that included several other shootings. If anyone knew Stephenic Hall or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.