Jalon Marquis Yoakum, 33, was shot and killed in Portland on the evening of Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Police were dispatched at 5:27 p.m. to the 11800 block of Northeast Sandy Boulevard in the Parkrose neighborhood; officers found Yoakum already deceased at the scene. The Oregon State Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide from gunshot wounds. Homicide detectives investigated and closed Northeast Sandy Boulevard between Northeast 122nd and 112th Avenues for several hours.

Born in Portland on April 3, 1988, Yoakum had planned to begin work as an apprentice for the Electrical Union on May 13. Family and friends described him as funny, loving, and about to start a new chapter after earlier jobs as a laborer, a manager at UPS, and in construction. No arrests or suspect information have been announced and the case remains open.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the detectives assigned to the case.