Officers search field after shots fired at deer

Heard on: Umatilla County Public Safety

01:20

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I'm breaking contact here on Little Butter Creek and I am en route to Echo City Hall where the suspect states his vehicle was left.

00:09

Hi, 932.

00:15

4934, 1228.

00:20

34, I'm on my cell.

00:27

I get out a possible associate to the call as well.

00:35

Copy, I'll take a look once I get there.

00:37

He's stating that one of the gals he was with named (name withheld), she's about 24 and she lives in Echo.

00:44

I'm gonna attempt to locate once I get there.

00:48

At 9:53.

00:50

4876.

00:52

4876.

00:57

County still has the suspect in their custody.

01:01

We are going to move back to where he shot at the deer from and see what we can locate there.

01:06

If you'll confirm if the K9 unit is on the way, we will stay out of the field.

01:10

If he's not going to make it, let me know and we'll start searching.

01:14

Affirmative, 40 King 71 is en route.

01:18

Services copy, we will stay out of the area.

2026-10-25 16:52 UTC

Weapons

Bonanza St, Echo, OR 97826

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are investigating a weapons-related incident near Little Butter Creek in Echo. A suspect already in county custody reportedly shot at a deer and left his vehicle at Echo City Hall. Deputies plan to return to the area where the shooting occurred and request a K9 unit to search the field.