Incident: Suspect allegedly made demands, threatened to kill child
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“The suspect was shooting at motorists,
not officers,” Hastings said. “We don’t know
exactly why, but he may have been trying to
cause a diversion, like an accident, to give
him more time to get away.”
Three people were injured during the
shootings along the interstate, and an un
known number of cars were damaged, Hast
ings said.
Debra Lynn Williamson, 20, of Creswell,
was taken to Roseburg Community Hospital
with a gunshot wound to the neck, while
Phoebe Joan Whitter, 7 months, and Norval
J. Richey, 64, were treated at Sacred Heart
Hospital for shattered glass injuries, Hast
ings said.
Whitter and Richey, who were in separate
vehicles, were treated for superficial injuries
and released later that day, said Chris
Brown, Sacred Heart Hospital spokesman.
“Shots were being fired at motorists from
the Beltline intersection to Rice Hill, around
mile marker 145, just outside Cottage
Grove,” said Sgt. Gary Miller, Springfield po
lice officer. “After that point we aren’t sure
how many shots the suspect fired.”
Driving at speeds of more than 80 mph,
the suspect continued south on 1-5, Hastings
said. To stop the suspect, police officers set
up a spike strip at mile marker 146 north of
Oakland.
After the suspect ran the car over the spike
strip, he drove for 5 more miles before his car
went into the median and flipped over, Hast
ings said.
“Officers could see the suspect and the
child and they both appeared to be OK,” he
said. “But officers could see the suspect was
holding the child with one arm and was
holding a gun to the child’s head.”
Tactical officers from the Douglas County
Sheriffs Office were in position on the
shoulder of the interstate, 150 feet away from
the suspect’s car and a hostage expert was on
the scene.
“He [the suspect] was making demands,”
Hastings said. “He wanted a car, so he could
get away, and cigarettes. We gave him the
cigarettes hoping it would calm him down. ”
After one hour of communication and ne
gotiations between police and the suspect,
police made the decision to end the situation
as soon as possible.
“His moods were really fluctuating; he
kept threatening to kill the child,” Hastings
said. “One of the members of the tactical
team saw a chance and fired one shot which
struck the suspect in the head, killing him
instantly.”
Jacobson was treated for minor injuries
but was OK, according to Salem police.
“Things like this don’t happen too often,”
Hastings said. “But even once is too often.”
Anyone with information regarding dam
age to their vehicles as a result of the shoot
ings is asked to contact Dan Wolverton at the
Springfield Patrol Office at 726-2550.
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