City of Gresham, OR
11/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2025 13:54
Assault victim dies, suspect arrested for manslaughter
On November 6 Gresham police officers responded to a report of two people fighting at a video lottery establishment near SE 182nd Avenue and SE Powell Boulevard. Officers arrived to find 35-year-old David Lomas unconscious in the parking lot. Lomas was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the hospital. An autopsy determined Lomas died of blunt force trauma.
Detectives with the East County Major Crimes Team learned Lomas had been involved in a physical fight with 35-year-old Richard Henderson moments before he collapsed. On November 12, detectives and East Metro SWAT served a warrant at Henderson's residence, in the 200 block of SE Vista Avenue. Henderson was taken into custody without incident. He was booked into Multnomah County Jail for Manslaughter in the Second Degree.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Martin Daly at [email protected] or Detective Lindsay Friderich at [email protected].
No additional information is being released at this time.
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