Ash Marie Smith, 31, was shot and killed on May 8, 2022, on the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon, during a drum circle. Court documents state she was shot in the back of the neck; witnesses said the shooter casually walked away afterward. Police have said they do not believe the shooter and Smith knew each other.

Smith had moved to Portland from St. Louis and was a mother of five. Family and friends remembered her as loving, energetic, positive, loyal, kind, honest, and funny, and said she faced many hardships yet kept fighting for her place in the world.

An arrest was made in connection with the killing; the family described struggling to make sense of her sudden and violent death. If anyone knew Ash or was at the Eastbank Esplanade drum circle that day, any information could be important.