Klamath Falls Police search for suspect in early morning bar parking lot shooting

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Police are searching for a suspect in connection with an early morning shooting at a Klamath Falls tavern.

The shooting happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. Monday outside the Howdy Doody Tavern at Sixth and East Main.

Police have identified 26-year-old Wilman Caceres Hernandez as a suspect in the shooting.

Officers say Caceres shot the victim in the lower back following a dispute, then fled in a dark-colored Dodge Ram pickup.

Police say he may be in the Merrill or Malin area and should be considered armed and dangerous.

The victim was treated at Sky Lakes Medical Center and later released.

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