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Friends of Esteban "Steve" Del Cid tried to take him by car to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center after he was shot in Northeast Portland.

(Mike Zacchino/The Oregonian)

Esteban "Steve" Del Cid, a Tualatin man shot in Northeast Portland early Saturday, died later in the day in what police are now calling a homicide.

Del Cid was shot near Northeast Rodney Avenue and Cook Street. Friends were trying to drive him to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center when they called police just after 3 a.m.

Del Cid was taken to a Portland hospital where he later died, police said just before 7 p.m.

The friends were unable to provide a description for the shooter, but police say it doesn't appear to be gang-related.

Police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson declined to say whether police had identified a motive for the shooting or whether there might be further risk to the public.

"It is an active and ongoing homicide investigation," Simposon said in an email.

Police described the Del Cid's injuries as life-threatening earlier in the day. They said Saturday evening that the Oregon medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of his death.

Anyone with information about the 3 a.m. shooting is asked to contact Detective Bryan Steed at 503-823-0395, bryan.steed@portlandoregon.gov, or Detective Michele Michaels at 503-823-0692, michele.michaels@portlandoregon.gov.

-- Elliot Njus