The Portland Police Bureau, along with family, are releasing additional photographs of Gus Dino Komas, who died as a result of homicide on September 1, 2020.
According to the family, Mr. Komas wanted to grow his hair out and in lieu of doing that, he would often wear a long, grey, dreadlocked hairpiece. One of the photos shows this hairpiece, which could give Mr. Komas a different appearance.
The Portland Police Bureau hopes that releasing these different photos may help a potential witness recall anything that they could provide to detectives regarding this incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Anthony Merrill at 503-823-4033 or Anthony.Merrill@portlandoregon.gov or Detective Jennifer Hertzler at 503-823-1040 or Jennifer.Hertzler@portlandoregon.gov.
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On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at about 4:30 a.m., Portland Police responded to Northeast Ivy Street and Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard regarding a person down in the street, possibly a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
Officers found a man lying on Northeast Ivy Street, west of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, near the Chevron gas station. The man was unconscious, but breathing. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where he died hours later.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy and determined the manner of death to be homicide. The man was identified as 50 year old Gus Dino Komas, of Portland.
Detectives believe Mr. Komas was assaulted and would like information about what happened to him.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Anthony Merrill at 503-823-4033 or Anthony.Merrill@portlandoregon.gov or Detective Jennifer Hertzler at 503-823-1040 or Jennifer.Hertzler@portlandoregon.gov.