Dustin Hilsendager, a Redmond resident, was discovered with a gunshot wound in his Mercedes-Benz shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021 on SW Canal Boulevard near SW Umatilla Avenue.
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Redmond Police are seeking the public's help in solving the Dec. 30, 2021 homicide of Dustin Hilsendager.
Redmond Police Department
Dustin Hilsendager, a Redmond resident, was discovered with a gunshot wound in his Mercedes-Benz shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021 on SW Canal Boulevard near SW Umatilla Avenue.
Redmond Police asked for the public’s assistance Wednesday to help solve a 2-year-old homicide.
Dustin Hilsendager of Redmond, was discovered in his Mercedes-Benz with a gunshot wound shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021, said Lt. Eric Beckwith, a spokesperson for the Redmond Police.
Initially, law enforcement officers thought they were responding to a crash on SW Canal Boulevard near SW Umatilla Avenue until they discovered Hilsendager, 26, in the car, Beckwith said.
More than two years after his death, police have no suspects in the case.
“The Redmond Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance for any information that may lead to the resolution of this unsolved case, RPD case #2021-33016,†according to news release from the police department.
Beckwith said anyone with recollection of the event or information about Hilsendager should contact Sgt. Tyler Kirk at 541-504-3488 or tyler.kirk@redmondoregon.gov
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3 years and they are just now asking people to come forward???? Makes no sense.
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