BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Latest on fatal shooting by Deschutes County deputy (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
Authorities have identified the man shot by a Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputy at a campsite in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend.
KTVZ reported Thursday that 44-year-old Jesse Wade Powell died after being shot by Deputy Randy Zilk.
The 13-year veteran of the sheriff’s office fired one round at Powell after responding to a call from a hiker Wednesday evening who overheard a fight between a male and a female. The hiker also heard gunshots.
Officials would not say if any weapons were found the scene and did not offer any other details.
Authorities say a U-Haul, trailer, motorcycle and camper Powell had in the woods had been reported stolen in Deschutes County.
Zilk and another deputy who was at the scene are on paid leave pending an investigation.
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8:40 a.m.
The Deschutes County sheriff says a deputy fatally shot someone while responding to a disturbance at a campsite southwest of Bend.
Sheriff Shane Nelson said the shooting happened Wednesday evening in the Deschutes National Forest. He told KTVZ that two deputies performed CPR to no avail.
Nelson and another department official declined to say what led to the shooting, but said no deputies were injured. Officials have yet to release the name, age or gender of the person killed.
The Bulletin reports this is the fourth time since August 2016 that law enforcement officers in Deschutes County have been involved in fatal encounters.
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Information from: KTVZ-TV, http://www.ktvz.com/
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