In the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, a community was shaken by the violent death of 55-year-old Mark Johnson, a Black/African American male, on March 1, 2022. Just after midday, at 12:04 p.m., officers from the North Precinct were dispatched to the 2900 block of North Williams Avenue following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival at the scene, on the south side of Dawson Park, they discovered Johnson deceased from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
As investigators began t
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