Police ID body, confirm homicide

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified the man found dead last week in a Hockinson shed as 34-year-old Raymond C. Brandon.

The medical examiner’s office confirmed he died of homicidal violence.

Deputies responded Thursday night to 15308 N.E. 172nd Ave., southeast of Hockinson High School, for a call about a body found in a shed on the property.

Sheriff’s office investigators suspected the death was a homicide, and the medical examiner determined someone shot him in the chest.

Brandon did not live on the property, the sheriff’s office said. The medical examiner’s office said it could not confirm his last residence, but recent court records and social media accounts indicated he lived in Clark County.

Family members shared on Facebook groups following police scanner activity that Brandon had been missing since April 20, and that they were organizing searches of the area.