On the evening of October 1, 2020, gunfire at a vigil in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood killed 52-year-old Jimmy Lee Melton, a Black/African American man who was struck by a stray bullet after it penetrated the wall of a nearby trailer. Earlier that day a fatal shooting at Capt’n Jacks Trailer Park had left Michael Epps Jr. dead, and family members and others were holding a vigil when attendees, including Michael’s brother Marquise Epps, reportedly began shooting at a man suspected in that morning’s killing.

Melton was not the intended target; another person was wounded and expected to recover. Investigators arrested Marquise Epps and prosecutors said his actions set in motion the events that led to Melton’s death. Epps later pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and received a 14-year prison sentence. Epps is the only person charged in Melton’s death. The man who was the intended target at the vigil, Quentin Blackmon, has faced multiple trials in the killing of Michael Epps Jr., each ending in a mistrial.

Did anyone in the Parkrose community witness the shooting or have information about who fired during the vigil?