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Who killed 17 year old Derreck Sherman in 1983?
Derreck Sherman, a 17-year-old African-American male, was crossing the parking lot of the Knickerbocker Motel on the 4700 block of North Interstate Avenue in Portland, Oregon, just after 3:10 a.m. on September 3, 1983, when a single sharp report cut through the night. Walking with an associate, he crumpled to the ground, bleeding from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Emanuel Hospital and died shortly thereafter. Earlier that day he had played basketball, gone to a party, spent time downtown, an ...Read More
Derreck Sherman, a 17-year-old African-American male, was crossing the parking lot of the Knickerbocker Motel on the 4700 block of North Interstate Avenue in Portland, Oregon, just after 3:10 a.m. on September 3, 1983, when a single sharp report cut through the night. Walking with an associate, he crumpled to the ground, bleeding from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Emanuel Hospital and died shortly thereafter. Earlier that day he had played basketball, gone to a party, spent time downtown, an ...Read More
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Derreck Sher
November 3, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Portland
OR
1983-09-03
17
Derreck
Sherman
11/30/2025
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