Gresham Homicide Victim Identified
- 09/25/26
Gresham, Ore.— On September 24th, officers responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 17900 block of SE Market St. They located 60-year-old Jeff Thompson shot to death inside the residence. Gresham Police detectives and members of the East County Major Crimes Team responded to conduct the homicide investigation.
Using a combination of modern technology and traditional investigative techniques, detectives identified a suspect in Thompson’s death. This included public safety camera systems which were recently installed in nearby Vance Park and data captured by automatic license plate reader systems.
The public safety cameras were installed in Vance Park and other high activity locations around the City of Gresham to deter crime and aid the investigation of crimes that do occur. The Gresham Police Department utilizes automatic license plate reader equipment made by Motorola, as authorized by Oregon 2026 Senate Bill 1516.
Detectives located the suspect near a motel in southeast Portland. They requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force in taking the suspect into custody. The suspect fled during the arrest attempt and an officer-involved shooting occurred. During the shooting, the suspect was killed and PPB K9 Kylo was fatally wounded.
The Gresham Police Department and East County Major Crimes Team are leading the investigation into the homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call the GPD tip line at 503-618-2719.
The Portland Police Bureau is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. Anyone with information regarding the officer-involved shooting, who has not already spoken to police, can contact homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 26-279642.
Gresham Homicide Victim Identified
- 09/25/26
Gresham, Ore.— On September 24th, officers responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 17900 block of SE Market St. They located 60-year-old Jeff Thompson shot to death inside the residence. Gresham Police detectives and members of the East County Major Crimes Team responded to conduct the homicide investigation.
Using a combination of modern technology and traditional investigative techniques, detectives identified a suspect in Thompson’s death. This included public safety camera systems which were recently installed in nearby Vance Park and data captured by automatic license plate reader systems.
The public safety cameras were installed in Vance Park and other high activity locations around the City of Gresham to deter crime and aid the investigation of crimes that do occur. The Gresham Police Department utilizes automatic license plate reader equipment made by Motorola, as authorized by Oregon 2026 Senate Bill 1516.
Detectives located the suspect near a motel in southeast Portland. They requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force in taking the suspect into custody. The suspect fled during the arrest attempt and an officer-involved shooting occurred. During the shooting, the suspect was killed and PPB K9 Kylo was fatally wounded.
The Gresham Police Department and East County Major Crimes Team are leading the investigation into the homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call the GPD tip line at 503-618-2719.
The Portland Police Bureau is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. Anyone with information regarding the officer-involved shooting, who has not already spoken to police, can contact homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 26-279642.