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Page 2 September 07, 2022 Woman Strangled to Death Identified Man released on bail accused of killing 36 Year old Woman Lewis and Clark Campus will block off sturctures in until issues can be addressed Tragedy Strikes at Local College Continued from Front Lewis and Clark College released a state- ment on their website the evening of the ac- cident. "We are devastated to report that ear- lier this evening, a tragic accident occurred on the undergraduate campus in which one of our students was killed and two others were injured," the statement said. According to Katu news Rendy Tesar said he walks by the campus every day. Tesar said on Monday the area was filled with excitement, but a bit more subdued on Tuesday. "My thoughts are how awful it would be for those parents, to tell the parents. I mean the kid is obviously gone and so I don’t know. It’s just shocking. This is a real quiet area and the school is really quiet," he said. Lois Davis, a spokesperson for Lewis & Clark, said it's unclear when or if the col- lege faculty and trustees will address struc- tural safety issues on campus or plan what to do about other unreinforced masonry around the private college. By the end of the week, several areas were marked off with caution tape, including similar struc- tures with columns, to prevent students from accessing them. The president of the college, Robin Holmes-Sullivan, sent a letter to the cam- pus community on the following Tuesday. It stated grief counselors are working with students, faculty and staff. The president also said professors have been asked to "be flexible" about missed classes following the death. Mohamed Adan, 33, is accused of murdering 36-year-old Rachael Angel Abraham, the mother of his children, af- ter a group of activists from the Portland Freedom fund bailed him out. Adan had reportedly cut off his GPS monitor, en- tered Abraham’s townhouse and violent- ly murdered her. Officers were called to a disturbance in the 3200 block of South- east 92nd Avenue. When they arrived, they found the body of 36-year-old Ra- cheal Angel Abraham. The Oregon Med- ical Examiner determined her cause of death to be strangulation. Abraham had previous protective orders against Adan. The Multnomah County District At- torney’s Office is asking the Portland Freedom Fund, which bailed the sus- pect out of jail twice, for the remain- ing $18,000 in bail. According to news outlets the Portland Freedom Fund said “the court had deemed (Adan) eligible for bail release and he was referred to as a financial provider for two small chil- dren with a letter of community support. Along with support he was receiving from the community, we were in contact with Mr. Adan throughout the time be- tween his release and re-arrest and did not receive any indications for concern.” Racheal Angel Abraham had a career in the mental health field working for New Narrative, a Portland-based mental health nonprof- it providing counseling and housing services across the city. The nonprofit sent a statement about Abraham to Fox 12 “She was a valued colleague for sev- eral years, and those who worked with her described her as ‘an incredibly kind and gentle soul with a great sense of hu- mor… and a calming presence for all of those she came across.’ We send our condolences to the family and friends of Racheal during this difficult time.” inspired by the story of Beatrice Morrow Cannady B E AT R I C E composed by Dave Ragland libretto by Mary McCallum WORLD PREMIERE: September, 17, 2022 followed by a regional tour tickets & tour info: PORTLANDOPERA.ORG
