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Do you know who murdered Michael Arvell West in 1996?
In the early morning hours of July 7, 1996, a sense of normalcy was shattered by the eruption of gunfire at a Portland intersection, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers that remain elusive to this day. Michael Arvell West, a 28-year-old African-American male, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light at the corner of North Williams Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street at approximately 3 a.m.
As the light turned green, the driver’s world was upende ...Read More
In the early morning hours of July 7, 1996, a sense of normalcy was shattered by the eruption of gunfire at a Portland intersection, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers that remain elusive to this day. Michael Arvell West, a 28-year-old African-American male, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light at the corner of North Williams Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street at approximately 3 a.m.
As the light turned green, the driver’s world was upende ...Read More
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Michael West
November 8, 2022
Male
Black / African American
Portland
OR
1996-07-07
28
Michael
West
11/28/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else been pondering the possibility that the events earlier in the evening might be more ... ...Read More
10/30/2024
10/30/2024
Hey everyone, I’ve been looking into the tragic case of Michael Arvell West and noticed something ... ...Read More
04/28/2024
04/28/2024
Has anyone else noticed how the details around Michael West's interactions at that tavern paint such... ...Read More
03/19/2024
03/19/2024
