On June 14, 2016, at about 3:06 p.m., Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance with shots fired at 2306 Happy Valley Road, Roseburg. When Deputies arrived, they found a 19 year old female in the driveway who had been shot. The shooter was reported to be on foot in the area. Law enforcement officers from all around Douglas County responded to the incident. While attending to the injured woman, the suspect fired a shot at the law enforcement officers who returned fire. The suspect was later found to be deceased. Preliminary indication at the scene is that the male suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team is investigating the incident with the Oregon State Police being the lead investigative agency. The female was transported to Mercy Medical Center and later transferred via Air Ambulance to Sacred Heart at Riverbend in Springfield and is expected to survive.
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