Brian Elton Spaulding, 36, was found fatally shot inside his Northeast Portland home in the 3500 block of Northeast 10th Avenue near Irving Park on the afternoon of Monday, June 12, 2017. His parents discovered him after he failed to show up for work as a massage therapist. Responding North Precinct officers and medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene; an autopsy confirmed the death was a homicide.

Brian lived with a roommate. Family remembered him as kind and gentle, and said he co-hosted a podcast and brewed his own beer. His father has suggested the shooting may have been a deliberate act, possibly an armed robbery gone wrong by someone who knew the house layout, but investigators reported nothing appeared stolen. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified.

The family and friends have raised a reward of over $20,000 and the Portland Police Bureau Cold Case Unit continues to investigate. If anyone knew Brian, his routines, or saw anything in that neighborhood on June 12, 2017, please come forward with information.