On Thursday December 21st, 2017 at about 7:30AM, OSP, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Boardman Police Department responded to a report of male suffering from a gunshot wound at the Love’s Truck Stop near exit 159 in Morrow County. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered a 48 year old male inside a private vehicle suffering from a single gunshot wound. The adult male with a last known address in Eugene, Oregon, was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center for treatment of the gunshot wound. Preliminary investigation revealed the victim was shot at another location and transported to Love’s Truck Stop by a citizen who was waived down by the victim on Interstate 84 near milepost 151. The victim in this incident alleges to have been kidnapped and dropped off near milepost 151 (Tower Road Exit). The victim reports his abductors were operating a maroon van who fled the scene in an unknown direction. There is no evidence at this time indicating there is a threat to the general public regarding this incident. The Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is leading the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting and reported abduction with assistance from the Morrow County Sherriff’s Office, Boardman Police Department, Hermiston Police Department, the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Local investigators have also been assisted in the investigation by law enforcement agencies in the Portland Metro area, Willamette Valley, and State of Washington. Anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious circumstances or observed the victim and suspect vehicle on Interstate 84 near milepost 151 this morning are asked to call the Oregon State Police Southern Command Dispatch Center at 1-541-664-4600 and reference case number SP17461025.
