A peaceful Saturday afternoon in Northwest Portland was shattered by tragedy when 39-year-old Krystal Lynne Pendergraph was foundshot to death inside a parked car—an act of violence that has left family, friends, and the wider community reeling.
Portland police say officers responded around 4:30 p.m. onOct. 11, 2025, to a welfare check near Northwest Kearney Street between Northwest 21st and 23rd Avenues.
When they arrived, they discovered Pendergraph unresponsive in the driver’s seat, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite first responders’ efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene…