Rocky Marciano Harkins was 43 when he was found dead in his Beaverton, Oregon apartment in the early morning hours of August 30, 2021. Beaverton police were called to the Beaverton Creek Apartments at 2:53 a.m. after a report about a man with a firearm. Officers encountered Harkins’ 38-year-old roommate, James Andrew Dewhurst, who had contacted a suicide hotline and told dispatchers he was armed, suicidal, and intended to confront law enforcement.

During a lengthy phone conversation with a Beaverton police officer, Dewhurst admitted to killing his roommate. He exited the apartment and was taken into custody without further incident. Inside the unit, investigators found Harkins deceased from a single, close-range gunshot wound. A large cache of weapons and ammunition belonging to Dewhurst was also recovered in the apartment, including two Glock handguns, an AR-15 rifle, a tactical vest, and more than 150 rounds of ammunition; the weapons appeared to have been assembled in the hours between the shooting and Dewhurst’s call.

James Dewhurst was arrested and booked on charges including second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Does anyone have information about Rocky’s last days or knew him in Beaverton?