Update: Arrest made and victim identified in homicide investigation

Update: 12/8/25

Detectives with the East County Major Crimes Team made two arrests in connection with yesterday’s fatal shooting near W. Powell Boulevard and Miller Avenue.

On December 7 shortly after 1:00 am, Gresham police officers responded to reports of gunfire and a person down in the parking lot of a fueling station. Officers located one person who was deceased of an apparent gunshot wound. The victim has been identified as Laquincy Fletcher, 48, of Gresham.

Later in the day on December 7, members of the East County Major Crimes Team arrested Alejandro Perez-Magdaleno and Ricardo Perez-Magdaleno in connection with the homicide. Both were booked into the Multnomah County Jail on suspicion of murder in the second degree.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Isaac Hibbs at Isaac.Hibbs@GreshamOregon.gov or Detective Mark Hawley at Mark.Hawley@GreshamOregon.gov and reference case number 25-50383.

12/7/25: Early morning homicide being investigated by East County Major Crimes Team

Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early in the morning of December 7 in the parking lot of a fueling station.

Officers with Gresham Police Department responded to reports of gunfire and a person down in the area of W. Powell Boulevard and Miller Avenue shortly after 1:00 am. They found one person who was deceased of an apparent gunshot wound.

The East County Major Crimes Team, a multi-agency team comprised of detectives from Gresham Police Department, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, and the Port of Portland Police Department, responded and are investigating the shooting. No further information is available at this time.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Detective Issac Hibbs at Isaac.Hibbs@GreshamOregon.gov or Detective Mark Hawley at Mark.Hawley@GreshamOregon.gov and reference case number 25-50383.