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May 6, 2015
Week
in
Review
Family Looks for Answers
The
Woodlawn Park
vigil planned for
shooting victim
The family of a young Seattle man
who was shot in northeast Portland is
coming to Portland to hold a vigil at
the same park where he died. The body
of 24-year-old D’Andre Dickerson was
found by paramedics in Woodlawn
Park on April 13 after witnesses report-
ed hearing shots fired.
Police say they still have no sus-
pects, and the Dickerson’s family is
still looking for answers. There will be
a meeting with the family facilitated by
Antoinette Edwards, the mayor’s di-
rector of the Office of Youth Violence
Prevention, and the Community Peace
Collaborative, on Wednesday, May 6 at
1 p.m. at Life Change Church, 3635 N.
Williams Ave.
The purpose is to introduce the Seat-
tle contingency to Portland’s network
of service providers and other organi-
zations that support victims and fami-
lies of youth violence. At 2:30 p.m. the
same day, Dickerson’s family will hold
Woman Dies in Columbia
Roosevelt Remodel Begins
Portland Public Schools broke ground
Saturday on
the $96 mil-
lion Roos-
evelt High
moderniza-
tion project.
When con-
struction is completed in the fall of
2016, Roosevelt students will have
access to a new auditorium, new gym
and new library/media center.
Gun Sale Rules Approved
D’Andre Dickerson
a press conference at the church, and
then at 6 p.m., family and community
organizers will host a vigil and rally
open to the public at Woodlawn Park,
located at the corner of Northeast 13th
Avenue and Dekum Street.
The family also released a statement,
acknowledging D’Andre Dickerson’s
life and the family members he leaves
behind, including his mother and fa-
ther, saying, “If you saw something,
say something.”
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An Oregon bill expanding back-
ground checks to encompass near-
ly all gun sales in the state made it
through the Legislature Monday The
measure now heads to Democratic
Gov. Kate Brown, who has indicated
she will sign the law.
Right to Dream Move
The City of Portland announced last
week that it is negotiating to purchase
a plot of land in the Central eastside
near OMSI that could become the
new home for the Right to Dream 2
rest area, a project that would allow
more houseless Portlanders a safe
A 49-year-old woman, Cynthia Marie
Boone, died when her truck veered into
the Columbia River Monday. Investi-
gators are still trying to discover if this
was a suicide or an accident.
Ban the Box Support
The Oregon House passed Ban the Box
legislation on Wednesday, sending the
bill over the Oregon Senate for approv-
al. The legislation would prohibit em-
ployers from including questions about
applicants’ criminal history on job ap-
plications.
Former PSU Student is Crown Prince
A Saudi Arabian royal
who attended Portland
State University from
1977 to 1980 has been
named crown prince,
making him the most
likely person to be the
next king of Saudi Arabia. Moham-
med bin Nayef, 55, was named crown
prince by his uncle, King Salman.
Man Dies in Waterfall
On Monday Skamania County authori-
ties recovered the body of a 39-year-old
Portland man who died Sunday after
plunging over a waterfall in Washing-
ton. The man has since been identified
as Shawn W. Kenline.
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