Silas High Hawk, a 30-year-old member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, was found dead in the early hours of December 5, 2021, after a vehicle crashed into a power pole at Northeast Portland Highway and Northeast 45th Avenue in the Cully neighborhood. Although the crash initially drew responders, the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office determined High Hawk died from a gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Portland police detectives and the Major Crash Team processed the scene and later publicly identified High Hawk, releasing a family-provided photograph and asking the public for help. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about Silas High Hawk, his movements that night, or the crash at Northeast Portland Highway and Northeast 45th Avenue, please share what you know.