Two Men Arrested in Downtown Portland Murder

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Shelby Sebens, GoLocalPDX Reporter

Police have arrested two men in connection with the fatal stabbing of 43-year-old man in downtown Portland last week. 

Portland police arrested Wesley Lawrence Curtis, 18 and Adam Lawrence Elder, 23, on Monday in connection with the murder of 43-year-old Marc Sundin last week. 

Sudin died of a stab wound to the chest, according to police. Officers found him dead on the corner of Southwest Fourth and Madison Streets on Thursday. 

Both suspects in the murder are homeless and were arrested on the sidewalks of downtown Portland, according to police. 

Curtis was charged with murder and booked in the Multnomah County Jail. Elder was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, according to a press release. 

Both suspects will be arraigned Monday in Multnomah County Court.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact Detective Erik Kammerer at (503) 823-0762 or [email protected]. 

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