In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, November 6, 2021, a burst of gunfire in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Northeast Portland left 30-year-old Dominick Luster dead inside a vehicle on the 1000 block of Northeast Madrona Street, near Woodlawn City Park. Luster, a Black/African American male, was found around 3:40 a.m.; the Oregon State Medical Examiner determined he died of gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.

Homicide detectives from the Portland Police Bureau took over the investigation after officers arrived and found the scene. Detectives have asked anyone with information to come forward; the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone in the Woodlawn area that night saw something out of the ordinary or has information about Dominick Luster’s death, please contact the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit.