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The Columbia Press
September 18, 2020
Man injured in
Knappa shooting
An Astoria man was shot ear-
ly Sunday, the Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Office reported, but lit-
tle else was re-
leased about the
circumstances of
the shooting.
Jeremy Puerta,
34, was taken to
Columbia Me-
morial Hospi-
tal after he was
found
injured
on Knappa Dock
Rogers
Road in Knappa.
A call came into the dispatch
center of suspicious activity and
possible medical emergency at
2:13 a.m.
Cody Scott Rogers, 31, of Knap-
pa was arrested at the crime
scene. He remained in custody
Wednesday at Clatsop County
Jail, where he was booked on sus-
picion of assault, unlawful use of
a weapon, felon in possession of
a firearm, reckless endangerment
and menacing.
Sheriff’s Office
warns of potent
heroin in area
The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Of-
fice warned the public that there’s
an potentially fatal type of hero-
in being distributed on the North
Oregon Coast.
There have been multiple over-
doses attributed to the supply.
“The sheriff wants to remind
local residents that our office rec-
ognizes the importance of medi-
cal intervention in these cases,” a
press release states. “We encour-
age anyone witnessing or experi-
encing a drug overdose to obtain
emergency services using the 9-1-
1 system.”
And please warn any family or
friends who might be at risk.