Benjamin Walker, 45, has been named by Portland police as the victim of a shooting on December 4.
Walker passed away in the parking lot of a Quality Inn motel in the 8200 block of Northeast Sandy Boulevard at approximately 5:15 a.m. In two weeks, there had been two shooting deaths at the motel in Northeast Portland.
According to the police, the suspect or suspects ran away before the authorities could reach them.
Walker’s death was judged a homicide, the 67th in Portland this year, by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner, who concluded that he was shot. The city had 69 homicides by the same time last year, and by the end of 2023, there were 77.
Detectives Meghan Burkeen ([email protected] or 503-823-2092) and Brian Sims ([email protected] or 503-823-2079) are requesting that anybody with information on the shooting contact them with reference to case number 24-309702.
Multimedia reporter Tyler Brown works for The Oregonian/OregonLive, where he covers breaking news. He can be contacted at 503-221-8243 or [email protected].
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