PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a woman found shot to death in her car in Northwest Portland this weekend is reaching out to the community for answers. They said they are heartbroken and struggling to make sense of the crime.

Friends and family held a candlelight memorial along Northwest Kearney Street Monday night to remember 39-year-old Krystal Pendergraph of Portland.

Her niece, Whitney Tillman, said a random act of violence took the life of her beautiful "auntie Krystal."

"It was about three in the morning, and my sister came to my door screaming that our aunt had passed away," Tillman said.

Pendergraph's body was discovered on Northwest Kearney street, between 22nd and 23rd avenues on Saturday. Her family said a good Samaritan called 911 when they saw the victim slumped over in h

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