By Associated Press - Tuesday, July 7, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man was charged with second-degree murder on Monday after his mother was found dead in a Southeast Portland apartment.

Portland police said Todd Carr, 54, was jailed Sunday after officers responded to a reported disturbance at the residence earlier that morning.

Officers discovered the body of his mother, Shannon Carr, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.

The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office determined Carr died of homicidal violence.

According to the district attorney’s office, police found Todd Carr at the home and arrested him. He remains in the Multnomah County Detention Center.

It wasn’t immediately known if Carr has a lawyer to comment on the case.

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