MEDIA RELEASE

CBPD ARREST TWO FOLLOWING REPORT OF GUNFIRE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE
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​On Monday, September 28, 2026, North Coos 911 received a report from a person who said a man had thrown a beer bottle at the caller’s vehicle while it was parked on Lakeshore Drive near Stillwater Avenue. The caller followed the other vehicle to obtain its license plate number and other identifying information. After the vehicle pulled off the road at another turnout, the caller continued to a gravel parking lot and called 9-1-1. While speaking with dispatchers, the caller reported seeing the vehicle approach from behind and hearing gunshots that the caller believed were directed at them. The caller then fled the area.
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​Patrol Officers and a Detective responded to the area. An Oregon State Police Trooper, who was in the area, located the suspect vehicle traveling westbound on Newmark Avenue. The Trooper and Coos Bay Police stopped the vehicle after it pulled into the Empire Boat Ramp.
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​Officers contacted 30-year-old Elyshia O’Rouke and 45-year-old John Gray in the vehicle. During the investigation officers seized the vehicle and applied for a search warrant to search for the firearm used in the incident. After being granted, the search warrant officer located three firearms inside the vehicle, one having bullets that matched shell casings located at the scene of the incident.
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​Gray was transported to the Coos County Jail on charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Menacing. O’Rourke was transported to the Coos County Jail on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Menacing.
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​CBPD was assisted in this investigation by Oregon State Police and North Bend Police Department.

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