On September 30, 2018, 18-year-old Fermin Alonso-Alonso of the North Plains area near Portland, Oregon, was shot and killed during a house party in the Rock Creek neighborhood. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive investigation into the early-morning shooting that ended Fermin’s life.

Investigators later identified a suspect, Torrey Caprice Brumfield, who was 20 years old at the time he was named. Brumfield was already serving a prison sentence for an unrelated conviction when authorities announced he was accused of shooting Fermin; he has been charged with murder in connection with the case.

Fermin’s death deeply affected family and friends and drew attention to how quickly violence can erupt even at private gatherings. If anyone attended that party or has information about the shooting, please come forward to aid the investigation.