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Do you know who murdered Darius Martin and Myron Govan in 2000?
On a Thursday afternoon, September 28, 2000, in Portland, Oregon, a violent act shattered the lives of a family. Darius Mendel Martin, an adult African-American male, and his father, Myron Dean Govan, were standing by a vehicle outside a relative's home in the 4700 block of N. Congress Avenue around 3:15 p.m. when their lives were irrevocably changed.
Without any apparent dispute or warning, an unidentified man approached the father and son and opened fire. The sudden and brutal attack le ...Read More
On a Thursday afternoon, September 28, 2000, in Portland, Oregon, a violent act shattered the lives of a family. Darius Mendel Martin, an adult African-American male, and his father, Myron Dean Govan, were standing by a vehicle outside a relative's home in the 4700 block of N. Congress Avenue around 3:15 p.m. when their lives were irrevocably changed.
Without any apparent dispute or warning, an unidentified man approached the father and son and opened fire. The sudden and brutal attack le ...Read More
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Darius Martin
November 8, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Portland
OR
2000-09-28
myron-govan-portland-or
Darius
Martin
11/30/2025
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I recently came across a case that’s really been weighing on me, and I can't stop thinking about t... ...Read More
11/17/2023
11/17/2023
I've been following the tragic case of Darius Mendel Martin and his father for a while now, and some... ...Read More
10/06/2023
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