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Winston Moton

Case from Portland, OR dated Jan 31, 2004

Victim Details

Winston Moton

November 9, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Portland

OR

2004-01-31

29

Winston

Moton

06/24/2026


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On the evening of January 31, 2004, a conversation on a Portland sidewalk turned deadly for Winston Moton, a 29-year-old African-American man. At approximately 7:37 p.m., while standing with several other men on Northwest Couch Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, an unidentified man abruptly ended their discussion with a fatal act of violence.

Without warning, one of the men in the group brandished a handgun and shot Moton, leaving him dead on the pavement. The sudden eruption of gunfire ...
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  • WINSTON MOTON | Portland.gov
  • Winston Moton, age 29 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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