OR OR- Brian Spaulding, 36, musician/podcast host/massage therapist, fatally shot @ home, Portland, 12 June 2017 *New initiative*

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''PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — George Spaulding showed pictures of happy times spent with his son Brian.

The 36-year-old liked playing in a band, brewing his own beer, hosted a podcast with friends and worked as a massage therapist and assistant at a chiropractic office in Sellwood.

In fact it was his co-workers who first sounded the alarm when Brian didn’t show up for work on June 12, 2017. They called Brian’s family.

KOIN previous stories on the Brian Spaulding case​

“Got in the car and drove over. It’s only about a 15 minute drive to where he was renting a room in a house over on Northeast 10th,” George said. “Went in the house and found him shot to death. Worst day of my life.”

“Somebody should be accountable for this,” George said. “He was an easy going guy. He was living a simple life as a bachelor. He was much loved by family and friends and we miss him every day.”

“There’s one person out there who knows exactly why Brian was murdered and that’s the person who pulled the trigger,” George Spaulding said. “And it’s reasonable to assume that there’s at least one other person out there who knows or suspects they did it.”

The case remains open. To be eligible for the reward from the Spaulding family, a person with information needs to contact PPB Detective Rico Beniga at 503.823.0457 or by email — Rico.Beniga@portlandoregon.gov''

 

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‘We’re triaging’: Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle

In Portland, Oregon, the police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence.

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''PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him fatally shot in the home he shared with roommates, his slaying remains a mystery that seems increasingly unlikely to be solved as Portland, Oregon, police confront a spike in killings and more than 100 officer vacancies.

The detective assigned to investigate the death of Spaulding — a chiropractic assistant who didn’t do drugs, wasn’t in a gang and lived close to the house where he was born — left in 2020 in a wave of retirements and the detective assigned to it now is swamped with fresh cases after Portland’s homicide rate surged 207% since 2019.''

“To us, it’s not a cold case,” said George Spaulding, who has his son’s signature tattooed on his arm. “We’re not dissatisfied with the Police Bureau because I think they’re doing the best they can,” he said. “They are just overwhelmed. It’s insane.”

''Jun 10, 2022
In 2017, 36-year-old Brian Spaulding was shot and killed inside his north Portland home. The suspect who pulled the trigger is a mystery that has haunted his parents all these years.''

 

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June 11 2023

‘Worst day of my life’: Parents seek tips 6 years after death of Brian Spaulding

Monday marks six years since a 36-year-old was shot and killed inside his north Portland home. More than half a decade later, his family still wonders: Why?

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by: Aimee Plante
''PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Monday marks six years since a 36-year-old was shot and killed inside his north Portland home. More than half a decade later, his family still wonders: Why?

Brian Spaulding was a true Portland native. He worked as a massage therapist, hosted a podcast with his friends and liked brewing his own beer. But when he didn’t show up to work one day in 2017, his coworkers contacted his parents.
“Got in the car and drove over. It’s only about a 15 minute drive to where he was renting a room in a house over on Northeast 10th,” his father George said in 2021.

He walked in and found his son shot to death.

“Worst day of my life.”

George said that just knowing who did it would provide the family closure, even if the person is never prosecuted.''

“There’s one person out there who knows exactly why Brian was murdered and that’s the person who pulled the trigger,” George said. “And it’s reasonable to assume that there’s at least one other person out there who knows or suspects they did it.”