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Deja Willingham

Case from Portland, OR dated Apr 05, 2023

Victim Details

Deja Willingham

Female

Black / African American

Portland

OR

2023-04-05

27

Deja

Willingham

07/05/2026

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On the evening of April 5, 2023, in the Woodlawn Neighborhood of Northeast Portland, Oregon, the life of 27-year-old Black / African American female Deja Willingham was tragically cut short. Responding to reports of gunfire around 9:12 p.m. near the intersection of Northeast 22nd Avenue and Northeast Lombard Street, police officers arrived to a grim scene. Willingham was discovered deceased, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

As detectives and criminalists began to process the area f ...
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  • KOIN.com: Sister speaks of homicide victims ID’d in Woodlawn neighborhood shooting
  • KMTR: Man, woman found dead after Northeast Portland shooting
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    I can’t stop thinking about the vigil that was held for Deja and Marcel. I’ve read a lot about t... ...Read More
    05/28/2023
    I can't stop thinking about Deja Willingham and what her family must be going through right now. I'v... ...Read More
    05/24/2023
    I’ve been thinking so much about how this tragedy might have affected Deja Willingham’s circle o... ...Read More
    04/24/2023
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