Gary O’Connor, 45, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Portland’s Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in the early hours of June 5, 2021. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1:52 a.m. and located his body near the entrance to the Springwater Trail in the 1900 block of Southeast Ochoco Street. The Oregon State Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Portland Police homicide detectives opened an investigation and asked the public for information to help reconstruct what happened that night. One person has been identified in connection with the killing and charged; court documents list the current plea as not guilty. If anyone has information about Gary’s movements that night or saw suspicious activity near the Springwater Trail on June 5, 2021, please come forward.