November 26, 2024
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Teddy Wayne Hall, Sr. to 240 months for the November 2022 shooting death of Raja McCallister in southeast Portland’s Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.
Case Facts
On November 23, 2022, Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a shooting at the Cora Park Apartments located at 4207 SE 37th Avenue. Arriving officers located an adult male victim, Raja McCallister, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite first responders’ attempts to save his life, McCallister was declared deceased at the scene. Multiple witnesses stated that McCallister, a resident of the Cora Park Apartments, had been arguing about parking spaces with Teddy Wayne Hall Sr., the boyfriend of another resident, when Hall pulled a gun and shot McCallister four times.
Video of the incident corroborated witness accounts, showing Hall, his girlfriend, and the victim arguing in the parking lot before Hall is seen walking towards McCallister and pulling a gun out of his pocket. Hall points the gun at McCallister's side, before a muzzle flash is seen from the gun. The camera is dropped and three more shots are heard on the video. A few hours after the incident, Hall was located and taken into custody. In later interviews with law enforcement, Hall stated that despite McCallister not having any weapons, and not threatening him nor physically assaulting him, he had felt threatened and shot him four times.
Plea and Sentencing
Deputy District Attorneys Aileen Santoyo and Maddie Loeb handled prosecution for the state. On November 25, 2024, Hall pled guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced Hall to 240 months.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office acknowledges the profound loss felt by the family and friends of Raja McCallister, and would like to thank all who contributed to the collaborative resolution of these cases, specifically Scott Broughton, MCDA Investigators Matt Estes and Anthony Merrill, and Victim Advocate Hope Hansmeyer.