Tommy Lee Forbes

Death by Force
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Tommy Lee Forbes, a 61-year-old resident of Portland, Oregon, passed away on August 25, 2019, due to gun violence. Here are the detailed circumstances and available information regarding his death:

Tommy Lee Forbes was born on June 20, 1958, in Arcadia, Florida, to Roy Forbes and Mary Hart Forbes. He spent his early years in Gulfport, Mississippi, before his family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1960. Forbes attended Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and later graduated from U.S. Grant Hi ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tommy Lee Forbes

    Female

    Black / African American

    Portland

    OR

    2019-08-25

    61

    Tommy

    Lee Forbes

    01/04/2025

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