Douglas County Oregon LEO kill car theft suspect

We are receiving word that law enforcement from the Douglas County Oregon Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police responded to a call about a possible stolen vehicle at the Love’s Travel Stop off of Interstate 5 yesterday (3/10/2019) that was said to have been reported stolen from the Eugene area a few days prior. Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) said that the vehicle contained weapons and ammunition, including a semi-automatic rifle. According to them, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies tried to stop the vehicle as it left the travel stop. A pursuit followed and the vehicle ended up in a field.

The LEO said that the driver “opened fire on authorities.” Multiple law enforcement officers returned fire, Roseburg police said.“The stolen vehicle began to smoke and soon after became consumed in flames,” police said, adding that the male suspect ultimately died at the scene. A concerning point to us is that Police say they do not know the man's identity.

One of the issues that we as KM have when it comes to situations such as this is when answers are given such as this one by Roseburg police Chief Gary Klopfenstein who said to media on Sunday that he "did not know how many officers fired on the driver" and even more disturbing to us than this is that according to him, His agency is leading the investigation into the shooting. To us this is a red light and siren going off in our heads because just like we're seeing in the execution of Mark Sanchez down in Oregon House, California, when an agency that is directly involved in a shooting, especially one that ends with at Least one dead truth and evidence can be quickly and willfully tainte even and especially by those who wear uniforms on the scene vowing to "uphold Justice and the dignity of the Law" should it suit their needs.

None of the law enforcement officers who responded to the incident were injured according to the LEO's report, yet Unlike in the Mark Sanchez murder, these officers were actually placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice in police-involved shootings in Oregon as too it should be in the golden state of California in Our opinion as well.