Bend Police: Holiday Motel death was homicide, seek public tips, info
(Update: video, Bend Police confirm homicide, ID victim, seek tips, resident reaction)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Police confirmed Saturday that a 34-year-old Bend man found dead Friday in a southeast Bend hotel room was an apparent homicide victim. They said no arrests have been made as of yet and asked anyone in the public with information about the killing to contact them.
Police responded around 8:25 a.m. Friday to a request for a welfare check at the Holiday Motel, located in the 800 block of SE Third Street, Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said.
An employee reported entering a motel room and finding an unresponsive man inside, Miller said.
The man, identified as Robert Lewis Treher, 34, of Bend, was confirmed to have died at the scene.
“Treher’s death is being investigated as a homicide,” Miller said in a news release.
As NewsChannel 21 reported Friday evening, a large law enforcement presence, including an Oregon State Police Forensics Unit van, was on hand at the motel for the investigation. Miller said the on-scene investigation concluded around 4:30 a.m.
“This remains an active investigation,” Miller said. “No arrests have been made.”
“Anyone with information is asked to contact non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911” and reference case Number 2025-00000421.
Donavon McCray lives near the Holiday Motel. On Saturday, he told us what he heard on Friday: "I just heard a bunch of sirens down the way. Like I said, it's usually a quiet community here. There was definitely a lot of activity going on down the road."
He added, "For the most part, nothing goes on in this neighborhood besides some people speeding once in a while. So for that to happen around here is a pretty big deal."
This is a developing story. Stay with NewsChannel 21 for urgent updates.
