Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Kimberly Venegas-Gonzalez

Gender : Female

Age : 21

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/10/2025

Location : Southeast 170th Avenue and Southeast Division Street (SE Portland)

City : Portland

County : Multnomah

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during a standoff involving a barricaded individual

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a deceased woman inside a Southeast Portland home. Upon arrival, they found a man barricaded inside, possibly armed. Tactical and crisis negotiation teams were deployed. After breaching the front door, officers discovered the woman—identified as 21-year-old Kimberly Venegas-Gonzalez—deceased from a gunshot wound. After several hours, the man surrendered and was taken into custody; a firearm was recovered at the scene. The Portland Police Bureau's Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kptv.com/2025/08/13/victim-identified-deadly-se-portland-standoff/
https://katu.com/news/local/man-barricades-himself-after-reporting-womans-death-in-portland-home-standoff-southeast-170th-avenue-east-precinct
https://hoodline.com/2025/08/southeast-portland-standoff-leads-to-homicide-investigation-after-woman-found-deceased/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/welfare-check-brings-heavy-police-031214338.html