Ervaeua Ronchelle Herring was 21 when she was killed by gunfire at her Southeast Portland apartment in the early hours of August 17, 2014. She was in the early stages of pregnancy and the mother of a one-year-old son. The shooting grew out of a gang-related feud; the intended target was reportedly the father of her child, DeAndrae Stephens, after an earlier downtown fight and a related shooting.

After leaving that unit they went to Herring’s apartment, and when she opened the door roughly 30 shots were fired into the residence. An autopsy confirmed she died from gunshot wounds.

The investigation led to multiple arrests over the years. By December 2016 five suspects had been apprehended and indictments followed; several defendants later pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The prosecution faced challenges because witnesses were reportedly afraid to testify; that fear intensified after DeAndrae Stephens was shot and killed in late 2021. Does anyone have information about Herring, her family, or the apartment complex that could help clarify what happened?