October 18, 2019

Suspect identified in May 22, 2019 shooting that happened in NE Portland

Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced the filing of a nine-count indictment, which includes one count of attempted murder in the second degree with a firearm, against 18-year-old Lehzan Blake-Moore following an investigation conducted by the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team.

This investigation started on May 22, 2019 at approximately 12 p.m. when Portland Police officers responded to the intersection of Northeast Cleveland Avenue and Northeast Mason Street on reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located evidence that multiple rounds had been fired. At this point, there are no known injuries associated with the shooting.

Blake-Moore is charged with one count of attempted murder in the second degree with a firearm, one count of attempted assault in the first degree with a firearm, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree.

According to the indictment, Blake-Moore, while in possession of a concealed firearm, unlawfully and intentionally attempted to cause serious physical injury and attempted to cause the death of another person by using the firearm in his possession; that he unlawfully and recklessly created a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person and that he unlawfully and recklessly damaged a vehicle causing more than $500 in damage during the alleged shooting.

Law enforcement located and arrested Blake-Moore on August 19, 2019 in the 1900 block of Southeast Stark Street in Portland, Oregon. Police booked Blake-Moore into the Multnomah County Detention Center on an unrelated matter.

The grand jury returned its indictment in this case on October 16.

Blake-Moore appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on October 17, 2019.

An indictment is only an accusation of a crime. Blake-Moore is innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Like in all criminal and civil matters, electronic copies of court documents, which are not subject to a protective order, are available to the public through the Oregon eCourt Information (OECI) system.

No additional information can be released by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office at this time pursuant to the Oregon Professional Rules of Conduct.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office works closely with the City of Portland’s Office of Youth Violence Prevention and attends the bi-weekly Community Peace Collaborative meeting, which is a coalition of law enforcement, service providers and community members who are focused on encouraging people to take a stand against gun violence.

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Contact: Brent Weisberg, Communications Director

Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office

Phone: 503.988.6567 | Email: Brent.Weisberg@mcda.us