Victims of shooting at Oregon farm ID’d

WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) — Two of the three people fatally shot at a blueberry farm in northwest Oregon lived at the location, and the third person was the girlfriend of another resident who was not home at the time, authorities said Tuesday.

A fourth victim, a man, also was a resident at the farm about 30 miles south of Portland. He had serious injuries, but was expected to survive, Marion County sheriff’s Lt. Chris Baldridge said.

The victims were identified as Ruben Rigoberto-Reyes, 60; Edmundo Amaro-Bajonero, 26; and Katie Gildersleeve, 30, of Logsden.

The Oregon State Police arrested Bonifacio Oseguera-Gonzalez, 29, a few hours after the shooting Monday on Interstate 84 near Mosier.

He was booked on three counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder, and pleaded not guilty to the charges in an initial court appearance Tuesday.

Baldridge did not know if Oseguera-Gonzalez had retained an attorney. He was being held without bail.

Oseguera-Gonzalez told authorities in an interview that he shot four people, according to a probable cause statement.

Authorities have not provided a motive or a relationship between Oseguera-Gonzalez and the victims except to say he frequented the berry farm.

Detectives are looking at all motives now, Baldridge said, including the possibility of illegal activity at the farm. The fourth victim has recovered enough to speak with investigators and has been interviewed, he said.

A marijuana grow near the farm is legal, is located on a separate private property and had nothing to do with the shooting, Baldridge added.