OSP SWAT officers fatally shoot armed man barricaded in Lincoln City home after standoff
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon State Police SWAT officers shot and killed an armed man early Thursday who was barricaded inside a Lincoln City home, KGW reported.
Wednesday afternoon, police officers attempted to issue a parking complaint to the man. He was inside a converted school bus at the time and fired shots at them, Lincoln City police said.
After firing shots, the man took off. The bus was later found abandoned in the parking lot of the Sea Gypsy Motel on Highway 101, Lincoln City police said. Officers believe the man ran onto the beach, and he was not immediately located.
Around 10 p.m., Lincoln City police confirmed to KGW that they had reason to believe the man might be in a home. Police said officers were outside the home and were working on getting a search warrant. Residents nearby were asked to shelter in place and stay away
Just after midnight, Oregon State Police SWAT responded to the home near Northwest 19th Street and Northwest Jetty Avenue. They confirmed that the man was inside and a search warrant was granted.
Negotiators attempted to communicate with the man, who "made numerous threatening statements," OSP said in a news release late Thursday morning (see in full below).
Around 2:45 a.m., the man started shooting through the windows of the home, according to OSP. A fire started inside the home and as it spread, the man went onto the roof with a rifle, OSP said. Four OSP SWAT members fired at the man after he refused to drop the rifle, OSP said. The man fell from the roof to the ground, and SWAT personnel provided him with medical aid, but he died. SWAT personnel recovered his firearm.
The man's name has not been released yet. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is leading an investigation into the incident, with help from the Lincoln City and Newport police departments, and the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division.
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Officer Involved Shooting- Oregon State Police- Lincoln County (Photo)
Oregon State Police - 09/05/24 10:52 AM
Lincoln County, Ore. 5 Sept. 24 – On Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, just after midnight, Oregon State Police SWAT responded to a Lincoln City residence to assist the Lincoln City Police Department with a barricaded suspect. Responding officers made multiple attempts to negotiate with the suspect who fired at police and refused to comply with commands. The suspect was ultimately shot by responding police and died at the scene.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at approximately 12:42 p.m., the Lincoln City Police Department requested assistance from local law enforcement agencies regarding an incident involving a suspect shooting at police officers while investigating a parking violation. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle and later on foot.
Oregon State Police (OSP) responded and deployed a SWAT K-9 unit. The K-9 tracked the suspect to a residence at 1905 NW Jetty Ave. in Lincoln City. Occupants exited the residence and knew the suspect but denied seeing him that day. It was later confirmed the male suspect was within the residence and a search warrant was granted.
OSP SWAT personnel were activated and responded to the scene. Negotiators made numerous attempts at communicating with the suspect as well as issuing verbal commands through a public address system. The suspect made numerous threatening statements and at 2:45 a.m. the suspect began to shoot through windows from within the residence. For unknown reasons, a fire started within the residence. As the fire spread the suspect exited an upstairs window to the roof carrying a rifle. He refused commands to drop the rifle. Shots were fired and the suspect fell from the roof to the ground below.
OSP SWAT personnel secured the suspect’s firearm and pulled him away from the burning residence to render medical aid. He was pronounced deceased by medical personnel at the scene.
Four OSP SWAT members were determined to have fired rounds during the incident.
The Lincoln County Major Crimes Team was activated in accordance with the Lincoln County Deadly Force Plan. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is assuming the lead investigator role and is being assisted by detectives from the Lincoln City Police Department, Newport Police Department, and Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division.
