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Connor James Gaines

Case from Happy Valley, OR dated Mar 20, 2021

Victim Details

Connor James Gaines

Male

White / Caucasian

Happy Valley

OR

2021-03-20

25

Connor

James Gaines

06/24/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on March 20, 2021, Connor James Gaines, a 25-year-old Caucasian male from Happy Valley, Oregon, was killed in a double homicide. The incident took place at the Reflections at Happy Valley apartment complex in an unincorporated area of Clackamas County. Gaines was one of two victims in the fatal shooting; the other was identified as 56-year-old Jerry Dale Burns of Milwaukie.

Law enforcement officials were dispatched to the apartment complex, where they discovered ...
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  • oregonlive: Police identify 2 men killed in apartment complex shooting near Happy Valley
  • oregonlive: 2 killed in apartment shooting near Happy Valley; suspect found nearby, police say
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