Michael Olson Homicide Unsolved After 7 years, Police Ask Help

PORTLAND, OR—It's Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Michael Olson is texting with his mother. His parents had just moved into a new house in Florida. He was excited to fly down and spend a week with them. His mom told him that when he arrived on Sunday, she'd make use his grandmother's meatball recipe to make dinner. That and rhubarb pie.

She'd never get that chance because around 11:00 p.m. that night, Olson was walking on Southeast 52nd Avenue when someone shot him in the head. He was 30 and died immediately.

Police believe it was a robbery.

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Seven years later they only have the vaguest of desciptions but no real leads.

Detectives hope that someone will reach out to Crime Stoppers with information about what happened because it's the right thing to do. They will also be happy if it's just someone who wants to collect on the $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.

For more information go to the Crime Stoppers of Oregon website. Tipsters can remain anonymous.