Crime & Safety
Suspicious Death Investigation Underway In NE Portland: Police
A man was reportedly found lying dead on a bike path in NE Portland Monday morning. Some reports suggest the man was stabbed.
PORTLAND, OR — Police are investigating what appears to be a suspicious death in Northeast Portland Monday morning. An adult male was reportedly found lying dead along the pedestrian path near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Siskiyou Street, which runs alongside Interstate-84 east of Interstate-205.
Officers were dispatched to the area just before 7:30 a.m. Oct. 16 after receiving reports of an injured person on the path. Medical responders, however, determined the man was in fact deceased.
Because the man's death appears suspicious in nature, a homicide investigation has been initiated, police officials said.
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A KOIN News reporter just before 9 a.m. said police were specifically investigating a fatal stabbing.
UPDATE: The Homicide Team just arrived on scene. Officers say they’re investigating a fatal stabbing near NE 122nd and Siskiyou St. #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/tcptsS3auj
— Elise Haas (@EliseKOIN) October 16, 2018
The man's identity and official cause of death will be released pending an autopsy and family notification, officials said.
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Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call a PPB homicide detective at 503-823-0479.
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