Taysean Nash

Taysean Nash was a 24-year-old man remembered by his family as someone who "touched many lives and had friends from all walks of life." His mother shared that "he loved and protected ALL of his siblings no matter what. And he is VERY LOVED by many."

On the evening of September 19, 2024, a dispute on a TriMet MAX platform in Portland, Oregon, turned fatal. At 7:26 p.m., officers from the East Precinct were called to the platform at Northeast 148th Avenue and East Burnside Street for reports of a shooting. They arrived to find Taysean Nash deceased at the scene. The Medical Examiner later determined his cause of death was a homicide by gunshot wound.

The investigation began immediately, and surveillance video from the platform captured the entire incident. Using the video, police identified a suspect and detained him shortly after the shooting. The man was identified as 42-year-old Felix Angelo Juarez-Perez. He was arrested and initially booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

During the investigation, Juarez-Perez told police that he had been supplying Mr. Nash with drugs and had gone to the MAX platform to confront him about an unpaid debt. He admitted to shooting Mr. Nash and then pistol-whipping him.

In February 2026, the case came to a legal conclusion. Felix Juarez-Perez, then 43, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter, one count of first-degree assault with a firearm, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. A prosecutor for the state called the killing a "senseless act of violence" and praised Mr. Nash's family for their resilience throughout the tragedy.

Following the guilty plea, Multnomah County District Court Judge Bryan Francesconi sentenced Juarez-Perez to 23 years in prison. This sentencing in February 2026 closed the case.