No one from the family of Trent was in attendance. Police say Trent had made a quick stop at the Fred Meyer at 1111 N.E. 102nd Avenue, in the Hazelwood neighborhood, when he saw the woman being robbed, tried to help and was fatally shot around 4 p.m.

Portland police have identified the man whose “suspicious death” at the Gateway Fred Meyer on Monday is now considered a homicide, according to investigators. Read online:

Portland police believe a shopper found dead Monday in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Northeast Portland was shot and killed while trying to stop a purse snatching. The initial investigation suggests Jonathan Trent, 47, witnessed the robbery and intervened, police said Thursday. A suspect or suspects shot him before fleeing, they said.

Portland police have arrested two teenagers, accusing them of killing a man who was trying to stop a robbery outside a Northeast Portland Fred Meyer earlier thi