Crime & Safety
Gresham Body Found Along Road Friday Ruled A Homicide
Friday evening someone called 911 to report a dead body on a Gresham road. On Tuesday afternoon, the medical examiner ruled it a homicide.
GRESHAM, OR —It was Friday night, just before 10, when Gresham police got a call from someone saying there was a body in the road. Officers arrived on the 18900 block of NE Portal Way.
Arriving officers found just that. A dead man was lying partially in the road.
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On Tuesday, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.
Now detectives are asking anyone with information to call them on their tip line at 503-618-2719 or 888-989-3505.
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Police are not releasing the victim's name until they are able to notify the victim's family.
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