Police investigating 48th homicide in Portland this year
Gabriel Rivera, 20, was found dead from gunshot wounds Dec. 2, Portland Police Bureau officers say.
The Portland Police Bureau has begun the 48th homicide investigation of the year, according to a news release.
Officers first responded to North Columbia Boulevard at Bank Street in the St. Johns neighborhood around 7 a.m. Dec. 2 for a welfare check that was determined to be a death investigation. George Middle School is located nearby.
On Dec. 3, investigators announced that the death of Gabriel Rivera, 20, had been ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds.
Detectives continue to work the case.
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