RICE HILL, Ore. — Authorities say an exchange of gunfire in the Rice Hill area about 50 miles south of Eugene has left a 24-year-old man and two dogs dead.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told The Register-Guard that Ryan Scevers died in the Saturday morning altercation.
Authorities say that 65-year-old Frank Hendrickson told deputies he heard a commotion outside and then fatally shot a dog that was chasing his animals.
Police say that Scevers rode up on a stolen all-terrain vehicle and took a rifle from Hendrickson’s pickup truck and started shooting at Hendrickson’s 62-year-old wife, who fell and was transported to a hospital with a possible broken hip.
Police say Scevers shot and killed Hendrickson’s dog.
Deputies say Hendrickson returned fire and struck Scevers.
Authorities are investigating.
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