Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in White City

Shellye Leggett July 26, 2022

Last Updated: July 26, 2022

WHITE CITY, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a suspicious death in the Dollar Tree parking lot, on the 7300 block of Crater Lake Highway, in White City.

This is an active and ongoing case, with detectives working additional leads.

Cause of death is pending an autopsy by an Oregon State Police forensic pathologist.

The name of the decedent will be released pending notification of next of kin. There is no further information available at this time.

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Shellye Leggett is an anchor and producer for NBC5 News. You can also catch her anchoring on KMVU FOX26. She comes to the Rogue Valley from Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was a nightside reporter and fill-in weekend anchor for KOAT Action 7 News for 3 years. She has also reported in Colorado Springs, Colorado, South Bend, Indiana and Bozeman, Montana. Shellye was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois with a B.A. in Communication Studies. She then earned a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from DePaul University in Chicago. In her free time, she loves to hang out with her husband who's in the Navy, her cat “Tootsie,” watch scary movies with friends and spend time with her extended family who live all over the West Coast. Shellye is excited to explore Southern Oregon and North California and tell your stories.