Barricaded Subject taken into Custody, March 19

Oregon State Police have taken the person involved in Wednesday’s armed stand-off in Lane County near Blue River into custody. Preliminary information indicates that shortly before 10:00 p.m., March 18th, members of the Oregon State Police SWAT team took the man, identified as 60-year-old DAVID L. SHOPTAW, of Blue River, into custody on several criminal charges including Unlawful use of a weapon, Menacing, Reckless Endangering, and Pointing a Firearm at another. SHOPTAW barricaded himself shortly before 2:00 p.m. today and although he was subdued by a taser he was not seriously injured during his arrest. He is being transported for further evaluation to a Eugene Area Hospital. Earlier today, neighbors in the area reported a man, later identified as SHOPTAW, had fired multiple rounds out the window of his cabin at or near people who were walking in the area. When troopers arrived on scene, SHOPTAW indicated he had weapons and may have been experiencing a mental health crisis. This investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time. OSP was assisted at the scene by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Department of Transportation and McKenzie Fire and Rescue. No photograph is immediately available.