A Hispanic Latino man, Eduardo Santana Lopez Jr., 29, was fatally shot on the night of October 11, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. in the Madison South neighborhood, specifically in the 2600 block of Northeast 82nd Avenue. Officers from the East Precinct responded to a call about a shooting and found Lopez Jr. at the scene with gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of medical responders, he died at the location.
The Medical Examiner later confirmed that the cause of death was gunshot wounds.
Initial information regarding a suspect was varied. One report indicated that Portland police had arrested a suspect who was seen running from the area with a gun shortly after the shooting. However, an official update from the Portland Police Bureau on October 13, 2022, stated that the individual who fired the shots remained at the scene and was cooperating with homicide detectives.
As of that update, the cooperating individual had been detained as part of the investigation, but no arrests had been made and no charges had been filed. The police have not released the name or a detailed description of this person of interest. The investigation into the death of Eduardo Santana Lopez Jr. is ongoing, and authorities have not publicly announced any subsequent arrests or the filing of any charges in the case.
