Sircharles Marc Anthony Jones was 22 when he was killed in the early morning hours of May 6, 2022, in Portland’s South Waterfront area. Jones was working as a security guard when officers from the Portland Police Bureau responded about 3:20 a.m. to a shooting in the 2100 block of South River Parkway and found him inside a vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Police searched the area after the shooting but did not immediately identify any suspects, and the investigation remained open. Family members described the profound loss and asked for privacy, stressing that Jones was not just a statistic. The motive for the killing has not been released.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity around South River Parkway on May 6, 2022, please come forward.