Workplace Dispute Sparks Shooting At Sisters Restaurant; Suspect Arrested After Short Pursuit (Photo)
- 12/16/25
Sisters, Ore. — A shooting at Spoons Restaurant in Sisters on Tuesday morning triggered a police pursuit that ended with the suspect’s arrest along Highway 20 between Sisters and Bend. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says the incident was the result of a workplace dispute where the victim and suspect knew each other.
At 8:19 a.m., Deschutes County Sheriff's Office deputies were initially dispatched to reports of a shooting. Detectives say Kristopher Kirkpatrick, 31, entered the restaurant posing as a customer before confronting the victim — a former colleague — and shooting him at point-blank range in the face with a Saber pistol capable of firing pepper balls and rubber bullets. He then chased the victim through the restaurant, discharging multiple rounds.
Kirkpatrick then fled the restaurant and took off in a truck on Highway 20 toward Bend. Deputies initiated a pursuit and successfully executed a Pursuit Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver near Plainview Road, located between Sisters and Bend. Kirkpatrick was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, including cuts, bruising, and swelling to his face, and additional bruising and swelling on multiple parts of his body from the impact of the projectiles. He was taken to St. Charles-Bend for further evaluation.
Although the ammunition used was not traditional bullets, the Saber pistol is capable of inflicting serious injury, especially when targeting areas of the body like the face or at close distance. Detectives say the suspect made it clear through his actions that he intended to cause harm and kill the victim.
Thankfully, nobody else was hurt in the shooting, and detectives believe only the victim was the intended target. The investigation is ongoing.
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Workplace Dispute Sparks Shooting At Sisters Restaurant; Suspect Arrested After Short Pursuit (Photo)
- 12/16/25
Sisters, Ore. — A shooting at Spoons Restaurant in Sisters on Tuesday morning triggered a police pursuit that ended with the suspect’s arrest along Highway 20 between Sisters and Bend. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says the incident was the result of a workplace dispute where the victim and suspect knew each other.
At 8:19 a.m., Deschutes County Sheriff's Office deputies were initially dispatched to reports of a shooting. Detectives say Kristopher Kirkpatrick, 31, entered the restaurant posing as a customer before confronting the victim — a former colleague — and shooting him at point-blank range in the face with a Saber pistol capable of firing pepper balls and rubber bullets. He then chased the victim through the restaurant, discharging multiple rounds.
Kirkpatrick then fled the restaurant and took off in a truck on Highway 20 toward Bend. Deputies initiated a pursuit and successfully executed a Pursuit Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver near Plainview Road, located between Sisters and Bend. Kirkpatrick was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, including cuts, bruising, and swelling to his face, and additional bruising and swelling on multiple parts of his body from the impact of the projectiles. He was taken to St. Charles-Bend for further evaluation.
Although the ammunition used was not traditional bullets, the Saber pistol is capable of inflicting serious injury, especially when targeting areas of the body like the face or at close distance. Detectives say the suspect made it clear through his actions that he intended to cause harm and kill the victim.
Thankfully, nobody else was hurt in the shooting, and detectives believe only the victim was the intended target. The investigation is ongoing.
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