Shooting at 3400 BLOCK OF NE 78TH AVE on 09/09/2026 3:28 PM
Type: Shooting
Date: 09/09/2026 3:28 PM
Description: SHOTS FIRED. Agency: Portland Police. Incident #: PP26000264404. Disclaimer: This report is from the Portland 911 Dispatch Incidents. Information is subject to change.
Address: 3400 BLOCK OF NE 78TH AVE, Portland, OR
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Thomas SperbMissing Age
35Est. Current Age
60Last Seen
Estacada, OR on 10/01/2000Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'8" Weight: 170 lbsCase Number
MP5389Area Cold Cases
Name
Richard TauriainemAge
53Cause of Death
Traumatic InjuriesInfo
On june 14, 1984, two individuals at the waterfront near the intersection of nw davis and front avenue (now naito parkway) spotted someone floating in the river at approximately 3:30 pm. A nearby portland fire station was contacted and both police and fire responded to the scene. They discovered that the victim, richard tauriainen, a 53-year-old white man, was deceased. An autopsy revealed that he had died as the result of traumatic injuries. Richard tauriainen was a veteran of the korean war which had affected him enough to become transient and lose contact with his family. He has been described as balding with a full mustache and graying beard at the time of his death.Agency
Crime Stoppers of OR