On the afternoon of April 10, 2021, police were called to an apartment on Northwest 2nd Avenue in Portland’s Old Town and found 41-year-old Edward T. Grant dead. Officers’ initial assessment prompted homicide detectives to take over, and the medical examiner later ruled Grant’s death a homicide due to blunt force trauma.

Investigators identified and detained a 30-year-old man, Anthony Maurice Millner, who was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Millner initially claimed self-defense, but investigators reported inconsistencies in his account and said he admitted to repeatedly striking Grant in the head with a hitch and a vacuum cleaner, causing the fatal injuries.

If anyone saw activity at the Northwest 2nd Avenue apartment or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what is known.