Amber Coughtry was 41 and from Portland, Oregon. Once steady with a home, work and a daughter, she later lost custody, her job and her car and eventually was living in her vehicle with her partner. They had been traveling together and checked in from Astoria the night before, and family remembered Amber as resilient and approachable despite hardship.

In the early hours of September 29, 2020, around 5 a.m., Portland police were called to a shooting near North Victory Boulevard and North Force Avenue. Officers found Amber and her 41-year-old boyfriend shot dead in their car at a gravel lot by Force Lake at the Heron Lakes Golf Club. The Oregon State Medical Examiner ruled both deaths homicides; they were recorded as Portland’s 36th and 37th homicides that year.

A homicide investigation was opened, detectives canvassed the area and Crime Stoppers offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. Authorities did not identify any suspect or disclose leads, and no arrests were announced. Does anyone have information about Amber, her partner, or the events around that night that could help investigators?