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I-5 shooting
suspects still
being sought
Oregon State Police troop-
ers and other officers are seek-
ing three men suspected in the
fatal shooting of a man on
Interstate 5, a short distance
south of Roseburg.
At approximately 11:30
a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, OSP
responded to the shooting near
milepost 113 on the lanes for
southbound traffic.
An unidentified Hispanic
male was killed while driving
on the freeway. The gunfire
reportedly came from a nearby
vehicle, described as a green
Mercury four-door sedan,
which was traveling the same
direction, according to OSP.
The suspect vehicle was
later found abandoned near a
McDonald’s Restaurant at exit
103. The occupants are still at
large and are described as:
*Hispanic male adult, 6-1,
slender build, shoulder-length
black hair, wearing a black
cap and carrying a white sack.
*Hispanic male adult, 5-
10, slender build, short black
hair, wearing a dark baseball
type cap.
*Hispanic male adult, 5-
10, slender build, black hair,
wearing a black jacket, white
T-shirt and carrying a white
bag.
Identification of the de-
ceased man is being withheld
until next of kin is notified.
Unattended
candle cause
of GP blaze
Grants Pass Fire/Rescue
and Rural/Metro Fire Dept.
responded to a structure fire at
720 S.W. “L” St. Apt. B on
Monday, Dec. 16.
Units found a small one-
bedroom apartment with
heavy fire showing from the
rear of the structure. Crews
initiated an aggressive interior
attack and quickly extin-
guished the fire.
Grants Pass Fire/Rescue
responded with two engine
companies and a duty officer.
Rural/Metro responded with
two engine companies, with
American Medical Response
providing medical stand-by.
The resident, Skie Sells,
suffered a minor burn while
attempting to extinguish the
fire. Sells, her two children,
and two pets safely exited.
An investigation was con-
ducted, and the cause of the
fire was determined to be an
unattended candle. There were
no smoke detectors present.
Damages are estimated at
$13,500.
ODOT funds
GP sidewalks
Grants Pass will receive
$126,350 in grant funding
from Oregon Dept. of Trans-
portation to improve side-
walks and crossing improve-
ments on 9th St.
The grants are part of the
Oregon Bicycle and Pedes-
trian local-grant program that
prov id es app rox imat el y
$2,000,000 to Oregon cities
and counties for pedestrian
and bicycle facility improve-
ments.
This year 88 applications
were received and 19 im-
provement projects were
funded.
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR 97523, December 18, 2002