Portland Police Investigate Homicide

Anyone with information is asked to call Portland Police.

Salem-News.com

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A Portland Police officer was flagged down Sunday at 10:50 a.m. by a citizen in the area of Northeast 32nd Avenue and Weidler Street, who told the officer about a subject that was laying on the ground in the area. Detective Mary Wheat with Portland Police said, "The officer continued to investigate and located a deceased man on the ground." "Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate and this morning the Medical Examiner's officer conducted an autopsy of the man found."

Wheat says the deceased man has been identified as 49-year-old Marcus John Chambery and this incident has been designated a homicide.

"The cause of death is being withheld at this time. Mr. Chambery had been living in the Portland area but his exact address is unknown at this time."

Homicide detectives are continuing to investigate this incident, Wheat says, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Mark Sponhauer at 503-823-0416.

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