Portland man arrested in 2023 homicide

Police arrested a 31-year-old man this week on allegations that he murdered a man in Portland in 2023.

Amel Johnson was indicted last year in the June 23, 2023, killing of Marlan Johnson, 24. He was arrested Monday on charges that included second-degree murder and was booked into Multnomah County Detention Center.

Marlan Johnson was shot dead in the street near Northeast 6th Avenue and Holladay Street in the Lloyd District, police said. His father told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he believed the killing was gang-related…

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