Jeremy Lee Covey, 32, was fatally shot on the evening of February 18, 2021, while seated in his vehicle outside an apartment complex in Aloha, Oregon. He managed to exit the car and call for help; an acquaintance drove him to a nearby urgent care but he succumbed to his wounds. Covey lived in Portland and was remembered by family as a son, father, brother and uncle who had recently been offered a new start and who had fought Oregon’s 2020 wildfires.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit led the investigation. Detectives identified a suspect, 35-year-old Herbert James Rabago, and released information about a red Hyundai Elantra with passenger-side damage as a vehicle of interest. On March 4, 2021, Beaverton officers spotted a vehicle linked to Rabago; he fled, was pursued and then taken into custody on a murder warrant near the Beaverton Central Max Station after a short foot pursuit.

Anyone who knew Jeremy or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.