Portland Police Arrest a Man for Double Homicide
Authorities say a 45-year-old man told police he shot and killed two people in a Portland, Oregon, apartment building after voices inside his head told him to while he was under the influence of methamphetamine.
The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports that Michael S. VanDomelen pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder during an arraignment in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Monday. The Portland man is being held without bail.
Police have not identified the victims, but court documents say a man and woman were found dead inside an apartment in Old Town, Portland, around 6:25 a.m. Sunday. The deaths, which mark the 68th and 69th homicides, are the latest in the city’s deadliest year — surpassing the previous record of 66 set in 1987.
