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Charles Exzavyer Gaines

Case from Portland, OR dated Feb 19, 2019

Victim Details

Charles Exzavyer Gaines

Male

Black / African American

Portland

OR

2019-02-19

25

Charles

Exzavyer Gaines

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of February 18, 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet outside the Tik Tok Restaurant and Bar in Portland, Oregon, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Charles Exzavyer Gaines, a 25-year-old Black / African American male, was found critically injured from a gunshot wound in the parking lot of the establishment located at Southeast Division Street and 112th Avenue. The call to police came in around 12:45 a.m., and though emergency responders arrived swiftly an ...
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  • KGW: Police identify man who died after SE Portland shooting
  • KATU: Man dead after shooting at Southeast Portland bar
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