Curry County, Ore. –The Curry County Major Crimes Team is investigating a pursuit which included an officer involved shooting last night on House Rock View Point Road, north of Brookings in Curry County.
Investigators say that shortly after 11:00 p.m., on Sunday, March 8, a Brookings Police Department officer attempted to stop a silver, 1982 Honda Civic, for a traffic violation in the city of Brookings. The vehicle fled north on Highway 101 from Brookings until about milepost 351 when it turned west on House Rock View Point Road, which dead ends. As two officers from the Brookings Police Department pulled in behind the vehicle near the roads end, the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Marshall B. Randall from Crescent City, turned around and sped toward them.
Both officers fired as the vehicle approached and one was injured when the Honda struck him. Randall continued after the impact and fled the area. The second officer was not injured during the incident.
Randall was taken into custody at approximately 5:01 a.m., Monday after a homeowner in the area of Eggars Road, north of Brookings, called 911 to report a suspicious person attempting to break into a car.
Randall is in custody on the following charges:
* Attempted Aggravated Murder (x2)
* Assault II
* Attempted Assault II
* Attempt to Elude Police with a vehicle – Felony
* Reckless Driving
* Unlawful Entry into a Motor Vehicle
* Burglary I
* Criminal Mischief I (x2)
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