Did Jesse Woods have to die? Portland man was shot, killed by a former friend after increasingly threatening behavior

Jesse Woods

Jesse Woods was passionate about mountain-climbing, and friends described him as charming and affectionate. The Ring camera image shown here at lower right shows Woods just moments before a former neighbor shot and killed him on July 10, 2022.Russ Lombard; Jenny Joseph; Portland Police Bureau

Jesse Woods stepped onto his former friend’s porch half an hour before sunset on a warm July day in 2022, rang the doorbell and announced himself.

“It’s me,” he said, leaning toward the house’s Ring camera and pointing at his face, covered partially by a motorcycle helmet. “Yeah, it’s me.”

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