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Released by: Sgt. William Bailey - Public Information Officer
Release Date: October 12, 2018
NARRATIVE:
At 10:42am today, a deputy-involved shooting occurred in the area of Deschutes Junction, north of Bend, while deputies were at a private residence attempting to locate and arrest a suspect on an outstanding felony warrant. The suspect in the case is alive and was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend with non-life threatening injuries. The deputy involved was not injured.
The Tri-County Major Incident Team is investigating, led by the Oregon State Police
We ask the public to avoid the area, as the northbound Highway 97 on-ramp is currently closed as a result of this incident and investigation.
Future details will be released by the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office in coordination with the Oregon State Police.
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