James G Richardson was 39 when he was shot in Portland on the evening of April 24, 2019. Officers called to the 8400 block of Southeast Foster Road found Richardson with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later died. The Oregon State Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound.

The shooting occurred in the Lents neighborhood during a period when the area was noted to be experiencing an increase in violent crime. Investigators worked the case for months with no information about suspects made public in the weeks immediately after the death.

According to later developments in 2019, a grand jury indicted 29-year-old David Remone Jones on July 9, 2019, on charges including murder with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Jones was located in Texas and returned to Oregon in December 2019 to face arraignment. Anyone with information about James Richardson, his activities that night, or the shooting is asked to come forward.