Marquis Delon Chaney, 29, was fatally shot on March 2, 2015, in North Portland. The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of North Blandena Street and Commercial Avenue while Chaney sat inside a white car. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck and the vehicle collided with a parked van. Witnesses heard four to five gunshots and then saw the crash. Chaney, a neighborhood resident and Jefferson High School graduate, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Division, assisted by the Gang Enforcement Team, investigated and considered possible gang-related motives. Family and friends, including his sister and cousin, described him as a good kid and expressed profound grief. No arrests have been made and the shooter or shooters remain unidentified. If anyone has information that could help bring justice or closure, please come forward.