Madras woman wounded, man arrested in bar shooting

A man who got in a fight at a Madras bar left and returned with a handgun early Saturday, leading to a struggle in which the gun went off twice, both times striking a Madras woman, police said. The woman was taken to the hospital while the Madras man was arrested on assault and other charges.

Officers responded shortly before 2 a.m. to the reported fight and shooting at the Madras Pub and Deli at 118 Southwest Fifth Street, said police Detective Sergeant Steve Webb.

Officers arrived to find a group restraining someone on the ground outside the pub, and the man, identified as Eric Robert Foreman, 30, was taken into custody by police.

An investigation found that Foreman was in an earlier altercation with a man, left and returned to the pub with a handgun, Webb said.

Foreman allegedly showed the weapon and witnesses acted, taking him to the ground, the detective said.

While trying to take the gun away, there was a struggle in which a 38-year-old Madras woman was struck twice by gunshots, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries, Webb said.

The woman was taken to St. Charles Madras but released later in the morning.

Foreman was lodged at the Jefferson County Jail on charges of third-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, pointing a firearm at another person and felon in possession of a firearm. He was released about 12 hours later after posting 10 percent of his $60,000 bail, a jail officer said.

Anyone with information that could help in the shooting investigation was asked to contact Madras Police Detective Mel Brown at (541) 475-2424.