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Clayton Cobenais

Case from Portland, OR dated Oct 17, 1996

Victim Details

Clayton Cobenais

November 3, 2022

Male

Native American / American Indian

Portland

OR

1996-10-17

29

Clayton

Cobenais

07/06/2026


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On the evening of October 17, 1996, Clayton Cobenais, a 29-year-old transient, was fatally shot in Portland, Oregon. Witnesses reported seeing an argument between Cobenais and another man, both described as transients, near the corner of SE 3rd and Ash Street. The confrontation escalated when the second man pulled out a handgun and shot Cobenais, killing him. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 35 to 40 years old, with short brown hair and an unshaven face, wearing a dark bl ...
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