Southern Oregon Shooting, April 20

On April 18, at approximately 11:16 a.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers received a request to assist Josephine County Sheriff’s Deputies who were responding to a shooting in the O’Brien area. Officers first arriving on scene found a deceased male with apparent gunshot wounds who was later identified as WARREN BATIE, age 43 of Utah. Preliminary information indicated the adult man who had shot BATIE was being transported to Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass by private vehicle. While responding to the scene of the shooting, OSP detectives located the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop and detained the subject, identified as JEFFREY HUNSAKER, age 46, of Utah, who had also been shot in the leg. HUNSAKER was subsequently transported to Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. Early information indicates the two men were arguing over the ownership of a truck just prior to the shooting.