GRESHAM POLICE INVESTIGATE YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING AS HOMICIDE

Gresham Police Dept

Gresham, Ore.—Just before 7:00 p.m. yesterday, Gresham Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 19000 block of SE Yamhill St. When officers arrived, they located Leonard Eugene Madden of Gresham suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Madden, 55, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he later died. 

This morning, the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Madden’s death Homicide by gunfire.  Gresham detectives and other members of the East Multnomah County Major Crimes Team were called to the scene and are leading the investigation. At this early stage of the investigation, the identity of any suspect(s) or what led to the shooting has yet to be determined.

If you have information about this homicide and have not yet talked to police, please call the Gresham Police Tip Line at 503.618.2719 or toll-free at 1.888.989.3505. No other information is available at this time.