Douglas County deputies probe fatal shooting
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment in Douglas County.
The sheriff's department says the victim of the shooting Tuesday night in Myrtle Creek south of Roseburg was 38-year-old Brian Woodruff.
In a statement, deputies say the apartment's occupant, 28-year-old Robert Young, told them he shot Woodruff in self-defense after Woodruff forced his way in and made threats.
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