A dispute in a Gresham bar parking lot turned deadly in the early hours of July 31, 2021. Anthoney La Ray Barber, 29, of Portland, was killed in an exchange of gunfire near Northeast 181st Avenue and Halsey Street. Officers who were responding to an unrelated call heard the shots and found Barber deceased at the scene amid evidence of a shootout.

Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Team determined the shooting was not random; Barber and the other person involved were reported to have known each other, indicating a prior conflict. No suspect information was released immediately and there were no arrests at the scene. A few days later, on August 4, 2021, Gresham Police announced the arrest of 34-year-old Rogers O’Brian Mitchell of Fairview in connection with Barber’s death. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

If anyone witnessed the incident in the parking lot that morning or knew Barber’s movements that night, please share what is known.