Geoffrey Hammond — the former Chicago financier turned Portland ride-share driver — was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder for killing Vancouver father Ryan Martin during a seconds-long downtown parking dispute two years ago. It was the second time Hammond, now 48, went to trial in a Multnomah County courtroom after the initial proceeding ended with a deadlocked jury in December. Tears flowed from both jurors and Martin’s family as the verdict was announced, as well as gasps of elation. Martin, 47, left behind four children from a previous relationship and a wife, who also had four children. They were adorned with orange scarves and ribbons Thursday to honor his favorite color. “This senseless act devastated that family,” prosecutor Brad Kalbaugh said in comments outside the courtroom. “It’s incredibly sad to see the loss of human life, especially for a man who had so many years left to live.” Almost no facts in the case were in dispute during the weeklong trial, as surveillance footage captured the entire scene outside the Moxy Hotel in downtown Portland around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2023. Hammond was idling about three feet from the curb when Martin passed by and the two exchanged rude gestures. Martin then got out of his truck and was approaching the ride-share driver to complain that the sedan was snarling rush-hour traffic when Hammond rolled down his window and shot him once in the chest. He later reported Martin’s last words as: “I’m sorry, I had a bad day.” Martin had been cutting across town while heading to his daughter’s soccer game in Vancouver. The Uber driver fired three more times as he drove away, wounding Sam Gomez, an Arizona nonprofit leader who was photographing the scene with his cellphone. Hammond then called 911 on himself, reported the shooting and spoke extensively with detectives, admitting that he knew Hammond and Gomez were unarmed. At trial, however, Hammond’s attorneys called the shooting self defense. “That guy crossed the street to threaten me, I don’t have to let people do that to me,” Hammond told Detective Ryan Foote during an in-custody interview that was played in court. “I wasn’t going to remain on the scene and get mobbed and have to shoot more people.” While the first jury convicted Hammond only of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, the new proceeding ended after a day of deliberation with a guilty verdict of second-degree murder and attempted murder. Numerous homicide detectives attended the hearing, as did District Attorney Nathan Vasquez. Circuit Judge Jenna Plank set a sentencing hearing for June 6. The mandatory minimum will be life in prison with the chance of parole in 25 years. —Zane Sparling covers breaking news and courts for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-319-7083, zsparling@oregonian.com or @pdxzane. Our journalism needs your support. Please become a subscriber today at OregonLive.com/subscribe.