Who murdered 22 year old Derrick Shepherd? On a Wednesday evening, September 16, 1981, the life of a young African-American man, Derrick Shepherd, was tragically cut short at the age of 22. Shepherd was discovered lying near the driver's side door of his car near the intersection of Northwest 6th Avenue and Couch Street in Portland, Oregon. A concerned citizen who found him quickly sought help from a local business to alert the police.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and transported Shepherd to a nearby hospital. He was su
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