Charles M. Edwards Sr., a 62-year-old Black man, was found dead inside a home in the 7100 block of North Columbia Boulevard in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood on the morning of Friday, May 27, 2022. Officers from the North Precinct discovered his body after responding to a report and the case was turned over to the Portland Police Homicide Unit.

An autopsy ruled the manner of death homicide and the cause as a gunshot wound. By early June 2022 detectives had not publicly identified any suspects or made arrests, and no motive or events leading to his death had been released. The family was notified and provided a photograph for public release.

Anyone who was in the St. Johns area that morning or who has information about Mr. Edwards’s death is asked to contact the investigators assigned to the case.