James Richard Greenwood was 24 when he was killed in the early morning hours of August 12, 2020, in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood. Officers were sent to the 11500 block of NE Sandy Boulevard at 5:48 a.m. after reports of gunfire and found two people with apparent gunshot wounds; Greenwood was pronounced dead at the scene. The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined his death was a homicide from a gunshot wound. A second victim was transported to a hospital and was expected to survive.

Investigators identified 29-year-old Ryan Michael Allen of Portland as a suspect the next day and obtained an arrest warrant. Surveillance located Allen at his workplace in Hazel Dell, Washington, and the SW Washington Regional SWAT team assisted Portland detectives. When confronted, Allen barricaded himself in a bathroom and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound; homicide detectives believe he was the only suspect in Greenwood’s death.

If anyone knew Greenwood or saw activity near NE Sandy Boulevard on the morning of August 12, 2020, please share information.