On Saturday morning, September 14, at about 6:10AM, a Medford Police Department (MPD) Patrol Officer was conducting extra patrol at the Delta Waters Car Wash located at Crater Lake Hwy/Delta Waters Rd. The officer made contact with the occupants of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot and discovered that one of the occupants had just been assaulted with a knife and that the suspect had fled just prior to the officer’s arrival. The 44-year-old male victim was transported to a local hospital where he is in stable condition.

Officers immediately established a perimeter in the area and an on-duty Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy K9 assisted with a search of the area. The suspect was not located. An MPD Detective responded to the scene and has interviewed involved parties and witnesses. Detectives are developing suspect information and at this time, we are not releasing a description or name of any suspected involved people. It is believed that the victim and suspect know each other, and this was an assault stemming from a previous disagreement.

This investigation is on-going and we will update this release as further information becomes available. Reference MPD Case number 24-15042