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Update: On April 27th, 2024, Detectives with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit arrested Michael John Morgan, age 22, of McMinnville on charges stemming from the domestic violence related pellet gun shooting incident which occurred on April 24th on Riverside Loop outside McMinnville. Mr. Morgan was arrested after receiving medical care for injuries he sustained when he shot himself with the pellet gun. He was transported and lodged at the Yamhill County Correctional Facility where he is charged with ORS 163.175 Assault in the 2nd Degree, a Measure 11 class B Felony and ORS 166.220 Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a class C felony.
On the evening of April 24th, 2024, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of multiple people being shot during a disturbance in the 4400 block of SE Riverside Loop, rural McMinnville. The caller reported hearing what sounded like a .22 caliber gunshot and multiple people yelling that someone may have been shot in the head. A coordinated active shooter response was implemented by the Sheriff’s Office along with McMinnville Police Department, Yamhill Police Department, Carlton Police Department, and McMinnville Fire and EMS.
Upon arrival, law enforcement detained multiple people on the property. The preliminary investigation suggests an adult male shot an adult female victim in the back of the head and then later turned the weapon on himself and sustained injuries. The weapon was found by Yamhill County Search and Rescue after an evidence ground search in a field adjacent to the residence. The weapon involved in the incident is a hand-pump pellet gun.
The investigation was turned over to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit who have determined the incident is a domestic violence related event between family/household members. There were multiple assaults committed, including the shooting incident, as well as an assault where an individual was struck in the head with a piece of lumber. Amy Morgan, age 60, was arrested and lodged in the Yamhill County Jail for Assault 4th Degree (Domestic Violence) and Assault 4th Degree.
The female victim of the shooting was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The adult male believed to be responsible for the shooting was initially ground transported to a local hospital, and then air-lifted to a trauma center for medical treatment.
This case remains under investigation by the Yamhill County Special Investigations Unit and additional arrests are expected. “This case is yet another reminder that household and family violence is a significant problem in Yamhill County. I would like to thank our local partners who responded to assist with this incident, and the amazing staff from the Yamhill County Crime Victim Advocates who will continue to support the victims of this incident, and other criminal events in Yamhill County.”-Sheriff Elliott