On the night of May 25, 2019, 18-year-old Lorenzo Gordon was fatally shot outside the Springtree Apartments in Southeast Portland. Those who knew him described him as a young man trying to turn his life around; he had been enrolled in the Youth Progress program as part of that effort.

The investigation initially produced no public leads, but later developments identified a suspect. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Michael Ramirez and charged him in connection with Gordon’s killing and with the separate fatal shooting of 44-year-old Sergey Peshkov. On June 18, 2019, Ramirez pleaded not guilty to the murders of both Gordon and Peshkov.

Anyone who knew Lorenzo, his movements that night, or who has information about either shooting is asked to come forward.