On the night of October 7, 2018, Izryl Tajae Johnson, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in a Southeast Portland neighborhood near the 4000 block of Southeast 94th Avenue. Multiple 911 calls came in just before 11:45 p.m.; neighbors reported hearing gunfire and one remembered a man screaming for help in the street. Officers found Johnson in the roadway with gunshot wounds. Despite aid from officers and emergency responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Oregon Medical Examiner later ruled the death a homicide from the shooting.

Portland Police Bureau detectives canvassed the area near the Southeast Holgate Boulevard MAX Station and mentioned the nearby I-205 multi-use path as a possible route for someone who might have seen or heard something. In the days and months after the killing no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced; the police have not released further updates. Does anyone who lived near Southeast 94th Avenue or used the I-205 multi-use path that night have information to share?