Man arrested after shots fired in homeless camp area of East Redmond
Barney Lerten
(Update: Adding video)
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gunshots fired Tuesday night in an area of homeless camps in east Redmond led to a man’s arrest on several charges, police confirmed Thursday.
KTVZ News asked city and Deschutes County law enforcement for information based on a viewer’s tip about a large police presence and shots fired in the area shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Redmond Police Captain Jesse Petersen provided this information to us:
On July 22, Redmond Police officers responded to vacant land north of SE Ochoco Way & Highway 126 for a civil dispute over property.
“During the investigation, officers heard gunshots in the area and bullets were ricocheting in their vicinity,” Petersen said.
“RPD officers, along with assistance from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, contacted two males near a trailer,” he said. “A 39-year-old male was arrested for shooting a handgun in the direction of a motorcycle that had driven by the trailer.”
Petersen said the man was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on charges of menacing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of reckless endangering.