On June 19, 2021, 19-year-old Alexander Douglas Martinson was shot in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood and later died at an area hospital. The shooting left the community and investigators seeking answers about what led to the confrontation and who fired the shots.

Police identified a 23-year-old suspect, Jaizion Propps, and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with Martinson’s death. Details released about the incident focus on the shooting itself and the subsequent criminal charge; little public information is available about motive or events immediately preceding the shooting.

If anyone in St. Johns on June 19, 2021, witnessed the shooting or has information about Alexander’s movements that day, please come forward to help clarify what happened.