Joshua Byrd, 38, was found shot to death on December 18, 2021, at the block of North Flint Avenue and North Hancock Street in Portland’s Eliot neighborhood. Police were called just before 3:30 p.m.; officers located Byrd’s body near the Interstate 5 overpass. The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined the cause and manner of death to be homicide by gunshot wound. Streets around the scene were closed while homicide detectives processed evidence and canvassed for witnesses.

Investigators treated the killing as a targeted incident and asked for tips from anyone in the area that afternoon. On January 4, 2022, the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Emergency Reaction Team assisted homicide detectives in arresting 51-year-old Kimmie Donnell Edwards, later identified as a person of interest. Police announced on February 15, 2022, that Edwards had been indicted in connection with the case and reporting contemporaneous with the indictment said Edwards faced a second-degree murder charge. No motive or videos were released in the public statements.

If anyone was in the vicinity of North Flint and North Hancock on the afternoon of December 18, 2021, or has information about what happened, contact the detectives handling the case.