• By: Jerry Howard
• Nov 5, 2022
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JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A police search for a shooting suspect and getaway vehicle persists this weekend in Jackson County.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) staff with federal agencies, Oregon State Police and Ashland Police Department started the search yesterday after a call reporting a gunshot wound victim at 12:24pm.

JCOS says the victim sustained a close-range gunshot wound to his leg while hunting near Conde Creek Road and South Fork Little Butte Creek Road with two hunting partners.  JSCO says, “The victim yelled out and the suspect left the scene. A witness spotted a white Chevy truck with a canopy leaving the area.”

The Sheriff’s Office says its preliminary investigation suggests the shooting appears to be a hunting accident and its detectives are investigating and checking leads. JCSO says U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement, Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement, Oregon State Police, JCSO, and Ashland Police Department are working to five the suspect vehicle.

JCSO says the victim drove to the intersection of West Fork Little Butte Creek Road and Lake Creek Road where a JCSO deputy applied first aid to the wound and a Mercy Flights ambulance took him to a local hospital for treatment for superficial injuries.

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