In the spring of 2022, a burst of violence under a Portland overpass ended the life of 31-year-old Zackary Joel Harris. The shooting happened on March 16, 2022, beneath Northeast Cesar E Chavez Boulevard near Northeast Halsey Street. Harris was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital, and died a week later on March 23, 2022; the Multnomah County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

At the time, Harris was living among a community of unhoused people near the location of the shooting. Police did not immediately release a motive or identify suspects. Harris’s father said he believed his son had been in a dispute and did not think Harris was the aggressor. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone saw activity under that overpass on or around March 16, 2022, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.