A 31-year-old man has been identified by police as the person found dead Tuesday on a Northeast Portland bike path, but how he died remained unclear Thursday.
Someone called 911 a little before 7:25 p.m. and reported a man was lying on the bike path near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Siskiyou Street and appeared to be hurt, according to Portland police. Paramedics later arrived and pronounced him dead. Police have identified him as Denorris L. McClendon of Portland.
McClendon's death appears suspicious and is being investigated by Portland police homicide investigators. Portland police have not revealed any information on how McClendon is believed to have died or if anyone else was involved. A police spokesman said Thursday that the agency is not releasing any more information on McClendon's death.
Portland police ask anyone with more information on this case to contact Detective Brad Clifton at 503-823-0696, brad.clifton@portlandoregon.gov or Detective Todd Gradwahl at 503-823-0991, todd.gradwahl@portlandoregon.gov.
-- Everton Bailey Jr.
ebailey@oregonian.com
503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey