On the night of January 17, 2022, a 31-year-old Hispanic male named Rivero Miguel Francisco was fatally shot in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred at approximately 11:00 p.m. at the intersection of Northeast Ivy Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Eliot neighborhood. Officers from the North Precinct responded to a report of a shooting and found Francisco deceased at the scene.
Homicide detectives from the Portland Police Bureau promptly began an investigation into the
shooting. The area was cordoned off to allow investigators to process the scene, with street closures affecting Northeast Ivy Street and Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. An autopsy was to be conducted by the Oregon State Medical Examiner to determine the cause and manner of death. His family was notified of his death.
Despite the ongoing investigation, there has been no public announcement regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the case. The death of Rivero Miguel Francisco is considered one of the many unsolved homicides that contributed to a record number of killings in Portland in 2022. Authorities have encouraged anyone with information about the incident to contact the detectives assigned to the case, Jeff Sharp or Tony Harris.
