In the early hours of February 18, 2019, 25-year-old Charles Exzavyer Gaines was found critically wounded by gunfire in the parking lot outside the Tik Tok Restaurant and Bar at Southeast Division Street and 112th Avenue in Portland. Emergency responders took Gaines to a hospital, but his injuries were fatal. The Portland Police Bureau Homicide Team determined he had not been inside the 24-hour restaurant before the shooting and that the incident did not appear connected to the business.

Officers cordoned the area and processed the scene. On April 14, 2019, investigators arrested 35-year-old Javier Omar Solis at a hotel on Northeast Sandy Boulevard; he was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. A grand jury later indicted Solis on charges including murder with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm with a firearm enhancement. The arrest warrant affidavit was sealed, and the motive and specific circumstances that led to Gaines being shot have not been disclosed.

If anyone has information about Gaines that could help fill gaps in what happened that night, please come forward.