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Portland Police Detain Suspect in St. Johns Killing as Separate Dawson Park Stabbing Leads to Murder Charge

Detectives are asking for public tips in the St. Johns case.

Overview

  • A man was found shot dead around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 6800 block of North Central Street in St. Johns, police said.
  • Officers detained a suspect in the St. Johns shooting but did not release the person’s name, and the victim has not been publicly identified.
  • Police asked anyone with information on the St. Johns homicide to email Homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-0479, referencing case 25-269115.
  • In a separate incident Sunday, officers responded to Dawson Park after reports of a stabbing and a shot fired, and witnesses took the injured man to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, where he died.
  • Jermaine D. McKenzie, 50, was arrested in the Dawson Park case and booked on second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon, and records show a 2019 conviction for attempting to commit a class C felony and a second-degree bias crime.