PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REGARDING SEARCH FOR ARMED SUSPECT IN SENECA IN GRANT COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: October 8th, 2014 9:25 AM
The Grant County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of Oregon State Police (OSP), are searching for an armed suspect in the Seneca area who is believed to have fled a shots fired incident earlier this morning. Highway 395 is closed in both directions at locations north and south of Seneca. The following information is authorized for release by the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
During the early morning hours of October 8, 2014, Grant County Sheriff's Office and OSP responded to a report of shots fired in Seneca. After law enforcement officers arrived in the area, they heard additional shots fired. A suspect armed with an unknown firearm was seen fleeing in the darkness and is the subject of an extensive area search. There are no known persons injured.
The suspect sought by law enforcement is described as a white male adult, tall, thin, bald with a heavy goatee beard.
OSP SWAT personnel and resources are arriving on scene to assist in the search.
Anyone seeing a person matching the suspect's description or wishing to report suspicious activity that may be associated with this search is asked to call Grant County 9-1-1.
Travelers should use an alternate route during this search. Traffic updates are posted on ODOT's website at www.TripCheck.com.
No other information will be released unless authorized by Grant County Sheriff's Office and Incident Command.
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During the early morning hours of October 8, 2014, Grant County Sheriff's Office and OSP responded to a report of shots fired in Seneca. After law enforcement officers arrived in the area, they heard additional shots fired. A suspect armed with an unknown firearm was seen fleeing in the darkness and is the subject of an extensive area search. There are no known persons injured.
The suspect sought by law enforcement is described as a white male adult, tall, thin, bald with a heavy goatee beard.
OSP SWAT personnel and resources are arriving on scene to assist in the search.
Anyone seeing a person matching the suspect's description or wishing to report suspicious activity that may be associated with this search is asked to call Grant County 9-1-1.
Travelers should use an alternate route during this search. Traffic updates are posted on ODOT's website at www.TripCheck.com.
No other information will be released unless authorized by Grant County Sheriff's Office and Incident Command.
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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