Ricky Malone Sr., a 65-year-old Black man known in his North Portland neighborhood for collecting bottles and cans and working with youth as a basketball official, was shot and killed on the morning of October 14, 2019. He was found severely wounded near the 10200 block of North Mohawk Avenue and died of a single shotgun blast to the chest after refusing to give up his idling car.

Investigators say three teenagers carried out a violent crime spree that morning, beginning with a masked attempted home invasion. The group — identified later as 15-year-olds Aaron Criswell and Richard Jerome Rand IV and an unnamed 14-year-old — allegedly confronted Malone while fleeing, demanded his vehicle, and then shot him when he refused. Malone’s car was driven afterward in a series of hit-and-runs and later abandoned; blood on the driver’s side and a fast-food receipt in the vehicle helped link the suspects to surveillance footage.

All three were arrested on October 22, 2019. Criswell and Rand were charged as adults with first-degree murder and related firearm and robbery counts; the 14-year-old also faced a murder charge but was not publicly identified. The family described Malone as a quiet, good brother who was beloved by children and will be deeply missed.

Did anyone in North Portland recognize the vehicle or see activity near North Mohawk Avenue that morning?