On the night of February 20, 2021, gunfire rang out at the intersection of Northeast 54th Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street in Portland’s Cully neighborhood. Officers arrived about 9:38 p.m. and found two people with gunshot wounds. A 25-year-old man identified as Tyler Turpin of the Beavercreek area was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a fatal gunshot wound.

A second person at the scene was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening and was reported to be recovering. The Portland Police Bureau opened a homicide investigation; investigators have not released a motive or details about what led up to the shooting, and no arrest had been announced in the days and weeks after the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about Tyler Turpin’s death is asked to contact investigators.