A man was shot to death in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 6800 block of North Central Street. When officers arrived they found the man dead at the scene, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement.

Police say they detained a suspect but didn’t publicly identify the person. The name of the man who died also has not been released.

The killing is under investigation, and police ask anyone with information to send an email to Homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-0479 and reference case number 25-269115.

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