Murder investigation underway in Clackamas apartment complex

PORTLAND, Oregon – The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide at an apartment complex near Mount Talbert Nature Park after a man was killed in an incident early Saturday morning.

At approximately 12:49 a.m. Saturday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of a person “calling for help” outside the Crown Court Apartments on Southeast 97th Avenue.

When officers arrived, they saw a passerby administering first aid to a man. Although officers assisted with life-saving measures, the man died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

On Monday, the sheriff’s office identified the man as 30-year-old Jefferson Smith Cates. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide. The cause of death has not yet been released. No arrests have been made.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about this case to contact the Sheriff’s Office tip line by phone at 503-723-4949 or through the online email form at www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip. The case number is 24-012642.

This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

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