Police were called to Johnston Dental Care on northwest Hawthorne Avenue around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Someone had shot at the dental office from a vehicle in the business’s drive-through. The round went through the office window, hitting an elderly female patient in the torso.
Police said the woman declined medical treatment and is expected to be okay.
The company and a few other businesses in the area were locked down for a short amount of time.
Grants Pass resident Zakery Williams who lives across from the dental office said he’s never seen anything like this in his quiet neighborhood.
“We pretty much live in a community that’s you know fairly safe and everything but for this to happen it’s just crazy,” Williams said.” It’s just crazy especially when we have two kids and there’s a park down the street.”
Johnston Dental Care released a statement on Facebook that their office would be closed for the rest of the day.
“Thank you for your concern, we are all okay! We will reach out to everyone soon when we have a chance,” the business said.
Around 5 p.m, the company followed up with another post.
“We are all shaken up but we are okay. Thank you all for your concern and for reaching out, we truly appreciate it and love you all,” the business said.
Staff said they will re-open tomorrow for their regular, scheduled appointments.
Police are interviewing witnesses as they search for the suspect vehicle.
“We would ask the public that if they were in this area between the hours of 2:30-3:00 and saw anything that they may have felt that was suspicious in nature, to please call the department of public safety,” GPDPS Chief Warren Hensman, said.
This is the second time in a week that police have responded to a shooting in the middle of the day.
On Sunday, someone shot at a church while service was going on.
There is no one in custody with either incident.
The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 541-450-6260.
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