FairView community on Edge after shot the death of a neighbor near his house

Multnomah County Ore. (KPTV) – A man who was accused of shooting and killing a man in Fairview appeared in court on Friday for an indictment for the second degree and illegal use of a weapon to which he did not know.

According to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, the 31-year-old Deming Oakleaf from Portland was arrested in Fairview shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday because of the 38-year-old Roman Shulishov.

Shulishov was reported by his wife as missing in the night of Saturday, February 22nd after leaving her home and had not returned. His body was found on Sunday afternoon near the couple's house in Northeast 211th Avenue.

Court documents show that Shulishov came home on Saturday evening and turned from Oakleaf, which was parked on the other side of the street to have conversations. Shulishov then stepped down and shots were fired. Court documents also say that Shulishov has ended up in a neighbor.

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Kris Spencer has lived in the area directly opposite the victim's house for about eight months. He described it as a quiet living area with many families with children who live nearby.

“I never expected to move here,” said Spencer. “There are always cars that are parked up and down the street and the park is there, so I never thought.”

Spencer said he hadn't heard anything that sounded like a shot on Saturday evening.

“Nothing and it is very quiet here. You would hear something, ”said Spencer.

The next morning Spencer said that Shulishov's brother, before the police had arrived in the afternoon, asked every neighbor if they had seen him.

“He was very angry, nervous. He made it clear what I remember, what I remember that he came home and that all of his things were there. The cars were all there and it was as if it had disappeared, ”recalled Spencer.

Hours later, Shulishov's body was just a few meters away from his house with a gunshot wound.

Oakleaf remains in the Multnomah County Detung Center with charges for his indictment on March 10th.

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