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Ernesto Castellanos, a 57-year-old man from Portland, was killed late on Friday, March 27, 2026, while working as a clerk at the Plaid Pantry in the Cully neighborhood of Northeast Portland. Police were called to the store at 6060 Northeast Columbia Boulevard at about 11:48 p.m. after a report of an unconscious person. When officers arrived, they found Castellanos behind the counter, already dead from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The medical examiner later ruled his death a homicide caus ...Read More

Victim Details

Ernesto Castellanos

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

2026-03-27

57

Ernesto

Castellanos

05/02/2026