On the night of September 9, 2025, in Portland's Lloyd District, 25-year-old male Hassani Abdi Musa was shot and killed. Officers from North Precinct were dispatched at 11:28 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the 500 block of Northeast Holladay Street. They found him on the sidewalk along Northeast Grand Avenue just south of Northeast Hassalo Street, near the entrance to the Louisa Flowers Apartments, where emergency responders confirmed he had died at the scene. The medical examiner later ruled his death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound.
By the following morning, Portland Police publicly identified the victim as Hassani Abdi Musa, age 25, of Portland, noting that his family had been notified and had shared a photograph for release. Their notice emphasized the immediacy of the violence and the location—an affordable housing high-rise at 515 NE Holladay Street that anchors a busy transit corridor in the Lloyd District. Community outlets later echoed those details, describing how he was discovered outside the Louisa Flowers Apartments, steps from NE Grand and NE Hassalo.
Detectives with the Portland Police Homicide Unit took over the investigation within hours. According to the initial bulletin, the suspect or suspects fled before officers arrived and no immediate arrests were made. Days later, police reiterated that status and appealed for tips, listing a dedicated tip line and case number 25-248566, while local and regional updates reported that the shooter remained at large as of September 16. Investigators named Detective Mike Schmerber and Detective Shaye Samora as the primary contacts, underscoring that more information would be released only when appropriate.
Public databases and memorial pages soon recorded the basic facts: the date, the city, and the manner of death. Compilations of recent Portland homicides placed Musa's killing within a grim September tally, while the Gun Violence Archive logged his case to the block where shots were reported that night. Through each update, one detail has not changed: there have been no announced arrests, and police continue to seek information from anyone who witnessed the shooting or knows what led to it.
