Man found dead behind Fairview shopping center identified

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Monday afternoon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office identified the man deputies found dead behind a business in a Fairview shopping center Thursday morning.

Deputies said they found 49-year-old Kerry M. Cottrell dead in the street around Northeast 227th Avenue and Halsey Street after they responded to a 9-1-1 call Thursday morning.

In a statement on Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating Cottrell’s death as suspicious, and withheld his identity until they could notify his family…

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