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Jonathan Trent

Case from Portland, OR dated Jan 13, 2025

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Jonathan Trent

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

2025-01-13

47

Jonathan

Trent

06/25/2026

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In what began as a typical afternoon errand, a trip to the grocery store on January 13, 2025, ended in tragedy for 47-year-old Jonathan Trent of Portland, Oregon. Trent, a White male, was fatally shot outside a Fred Meyer store in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Northeast Portland after he reportedly attempted to intervene in a robbery.

Around 3:50 p.m., police responded to calls of a robbery and gunshots in the store's parking lot. Upon arrival, they discovered Trent on the ground with a g ...
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  • oregonlive: ‘I know he didn’t shoot’ says mom of 15-year-old accused of murdering man who tried to stop Fred Meyer purse snatching
  • kgw.com: Man killed in Gateway Fred Meyer robbery tried to intervene, police say
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