Jamil Edward Myrick

Death by Force

In the early morning hours of June 14, 1997, the life of Jamil Edward Myrick, a 16-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short by gunfire. At approximately 1:42 a.m., police officers responded to calls of a shooting in the vicinity of NE Alberta Street and NE 23rd Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Upon their arrival, they discovered Jamil, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Witnesses at the scene provided investigators with descriptions of vehicles that were present just moments before ...Read More

JAMIL EDWARD MYRICK - Portland.gov

Jamil Edward Myrick, age 16 - National Gun Violence Memorial