On the night of July 12, 2015, 35-year-old Brandon Kaufman was shot and killed in a Northeast Portland mobile home park after what police say began as a verbal argument. The shooting occurred around 12:29 a.m. near Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street. Officers in the area heard a gunshot and detained a man seen running from the scene; they later found Kaufman deceased at the trailer park.

Witnesses told investigators Kaufman was killed while defending a woman. The man detained was taken into custody in connection with the homicide but officials did not immediately release his name, saying he was receiving medical treatment for a possible drug overdose and would be formally arrested once medically stable. Homicide detectives and the police gang team handled the investigation.

If anyone was in that area the night of July 12, 2015, or has information about what led to the argument, please share what was seen or heard.