Two law enforcement officers are on paid administrative leave following a shooting Tuesday night, June 14, in Coos Bay that resulted in the death of the suspect in the shooting death of a 34-year old woman on the Cape Arago Highway earlier Tuesday. According to Coos Co. District Attorney R. Paul Frasier, 37-year old Matthew Tyler Mikel, Coos Bay, threatened officers with what appeared to be a knife when they approached him at his room at the Global Inn Motel. Shots were fired. Mikel was transported to Bay Area Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. DA Frasier says Mikel was acquainted with Amber Townsend. The investigation is continuing.
