Crime & Safety
Gresham Murder: Police Say Man Arrested In Weekend Shooting
Gresham police say Daniel Leon Bowers was shot and killed over the weekend.
GRESHAM, OR — Gresham Police say that 26-year-old Kyle Michael James Banry had fled the scene before calling them to turn himself in. Barry s now charged with murder.
It was early Saturday evening when officers in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 18000 block of Southeast Market Street.
There they found 57-year-old Daniel Leon Bowers. He was on the ground, a single gunshot wound to his torso. He was rushed to the hospital where he died.
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Officials say that not long after the shooting, Portland Police got a call from Banry, offering to turn himself in. He met officers at Southeast 122nd Avenue and Grant Street.
Barry is now in Multnomah County Detention Center, charged with murder.
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Police have not released any information about what might have led to the shooting. They would like anyone with information to call their tip line at 503-618-2719 or toll-free at 888-989-3505.
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