Gary Jay Baechler was 48 when he was found unconscious with gunshot wounds inside a Southeast Portland residence on the evening of February 28, 2016. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

Portland Police Bureau investigators canvassed the neighborhood and asked the public for help piecing together what happened. A reward was offered for information that might lead to an arrest. Baechler’s family described profound grief and called the killing senseless; no suspects or arrests were publicly identified in the initial investigation.

If anyone has information about Gary’s last hours or the shooting on February 28, 2016, please share what you know with the Portland Police.