Do you know who killed Robert Warble Seeger in 2006? On the evening of February 4, 2006, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Portland, Oregon. Robert Wardale Seeger, a 24-year-old African-American male, was found deceased on the sidewalk at the intersection of NE Failing Street and NE Garfield Avenue. The call reporting shots fired came in at 5:34 p.m., and upon arrival, officers discovered Seeger had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
Investigators believe that Seeger was likely the victim of a robbery.
Witnesses at the scene described seeing a group of five to six African-American men in their 20s fleeing the area. These individuals were reportedly wearing hooded coats with the hoods up, and some may have had their faces obscured by bandannas. They were seen running north on NE Rodney Street before getting into a silver minivan and continuing their escape northward.
Despite the witness accounts and the active investigation that followed, the case of Robert Seeger's death remains unsolved. While detectives at one point felt they were close to a resolution and suspected the death may have been drug-related, no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the homicide. The perpetrators who fled in the silver minivan have not been brought to justice, leaving a lingering sense of unresolved tragedy.
