Slain Portland man’s sister: ‘People need to speak up’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With flowers, candles and pictures, Lorenzo Miranda’s family gathered at a shopping plaza near SE Division and 122nd — the spot where he was shot to death Monday night.

Miranda, 50, an avid fisherman and biker who, his sister Maxine said, would give anyone the shirt off his back. His death was a senseless act of violence.

“How could you just do it and just walk away like he had no care in the world? And why are you still out there living your life?” Maxine told KOIN 6 News on Saturday.

His death is one of 48 people killed in the city of Portland in 2024, police statistics show. Of those, 38 were caused by guns, part of the 550 shootings recorded so far this year.

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There are no leads in who killed Lorenzo Miranda. His family is pleading for someone to come forward with information and contact PPB detectives.

“I know everyone wants to be hushed around here,” Maxine said. “But it’s time for people to start speaking up.”

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