Domestic Violence Suspect Dead after Crashing into Fire Truck near Ashland
A domestic violence shooting suspect is dead after crashing head-on into a responding fire truck outside Ashland early yesterday.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reports the domestic violence victim was injured in the crash and transported to a local hospital while the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Deputies responded to a shots-fired domestic violence call early Sunday morning in the 8,000-block of Dead Indian Memorial Road in the hills east of Ashland. Dispatchers received the 9-1-1 call at 4:39 a.m. during a house party. The caller reported overhearing an argument followed by gun shots and the suspect and victim leaving the residence in a vehicle at a high rate of speed toward Ashland.
Jackson County Public Information Officer Aaron Lewis said the suspect's vehicle left its lane of travel on Dead Indian Memorial Road near milepost 2, colliding head-on with a responding truck from Jackson County Fire District #5. He said the suspect was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries. No firefighters were injured in the crash.
Detectives took over the investigation. They said identification of the deceased is pending next of kin notification.
Posted on 10/30/23 6:38AM by Sam Marsh
