Domestic Violence Shooting Suspect Dead After Crashing into Responding Fire Truck

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office

ASHLAND, Ore. – A domestic violence shooting suspect is dead after crashing head on into a responding fire truck early this morning on Dead Indian Memorial Road outside Ashland. The domestic violence victim was injured during the crash and was transported to a local hospital. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. 

 

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responded to a shots-fired domestic violence call early this morning in the 8000 block of Dead Indian Memorial Road in rural Ashland. ECSO Dispatch received the 911 call at 4:39 a.m. during a house party at the residence. The caller reported overhearing an argument followed by gun shots and the suspect and victim leaving the residence in a vehicle at a high rate of speed towards Ashland. 

 

The suspect’s vehicle left its lane of travel on Dead Indian Memorial Road near mile marker two, colliding head on with a responding Jackson County Fire District 5 (FD5) fire truck. The suspect was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries. FD5 firefighters were not injured in the crash. 

 

JCSO detectives took over the investigation. The deceased suspect’s identification is pending next of kin notification. There is no further information available for release at this time. 

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