Who murdered Kenneth Duval Clinton in 1995? African-American/Black male, age 39, Kenneth Duval Clinton was at a late-night gathering inside the Brothers Free Motorcycle Club at 2222 NE Alberta Street in Portland when, at about 3:27 a.m. on January 8, 1995, gunfire burst through the club's walls and windows. Police rushed in to find six people wounded. He was among them, grievously injured by multiple gunshot wounds, and was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The scene offered shock and chaos—music halted, glass shattered, and partygoers scrambling for cover—while detectives began piecing together how a celebration had turned into a mass shooting.
Despite emergency care, his injuries proved devastating. He survived for a time, but died ten days later from complications caused by the gunshots. The case was assigned Cold Case #95-2521, and over the years investigators have continued to appeal publicly for witnesses, emphasizing that even small memories—names, vehicles, fragments of conversation from that night—could help identify those responsible. Crime Stoppers has advertised cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest, underscoring how the investigation has endured without resolution.
Authorities have not announced any arrests, and no suspect has been publicly identified. From the earliest bulletins to later cold-case notices, the message has remained consistent: this homicide is unsolved, and detectives are still seeking the person or people who opened fire into a crowded room and set in motion the injuries that ultimately claimed his life.
