Death Investigation in Southern Oregon, June 10

According to Lieutenant Darin Lux, on June 8, 2015 at about 2:41PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and Josephine County Sheriff’s Office responded to 930 Saratoga Way in Josephine County on the report of a subject down, unconscious and CPR was being administered. Upon medics and law enforcement arriving, Steve MESSER, age 53, of Grants Pass, was pronounced deceased. Preliminary information indicates Steve MESSER and his brother, Donald MESSER, age 54, of Grants Pass, had been in some level of a physical confrontation when Steve collapsed. Donald was taken to Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass for treatment of injuries he sustained during the confrontation.