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50 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, April 17, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend April 16, 2005 Cops: ‘All options open’ in shooting probe By JACK MORAN Mail Tribune Investigators are still trying to piece together the facts of a Thursday incident outside a north Medford home where a 13-year-old boy said he shot an armed intruder who has not been identified or located by police. "We’re keeping all options open in the investigation," Medford police Lt. Mike Moran said Friday. "We have not eliminated any scenario at this point." The boy, a White City resident who was left alone at his grandmother’s house in the 2200 block of Crater Lake Avenue while relatives went to lunch, told police he shot the intruder just before 12:30 p.m. after the man pointed a handgun at him. The boy reportedly confronted the man after seeing him trying to break into a travel trailer parked behind the home, Moran said. The boy’s grandmother, Jean Bowers, said she believes the intruder is the same person who twice before went to the home while she was away and vandalized the trailer, where the boy’s father lives. Bowers said someone slashed the trailer’s tires and broke out its headlights on Wednesday. Advertisement "I was surprised he came back again," Bowers said. "He has been destroying the trailer. I don’t know what he was after." Bowers said she believes her grandson’s version of Thursday’s incident. "Oh yes," she said. "He’s a fine young man. He’s really stressed out about this right now. He couldn’t hardly sleep (Thursday) night." Moran said investigators found blood near the travel trailer, and evidence a weapon was fired there. But the intruder, who the boy said ran from the house after being shot, has not been located. A police dog called to the scene Thursday was unable to track the man’s escape route. "We’re still trying to identify him," Moran said. The boy described the intruder as a white male about 19 or 20 years old who stands 6 feet 3 inches tall with a thin build. At the time of the shooting, he allegedly carried a handgun and wore a white tank top and cut-off jean shorts. Moran said police are not certain where the man was shot. "It would be pure speculation" to guess, Moran said. "It could be virtually anywhere" on his body. Police have contacted area hospitals and notified police agencies statewide of the wounded intruder’s description. Moran said medical facilities are required to contact police when a person seeks treatment for a bullet or stab wound. If the intruder is located, he could face charges of criminal trespass and attempted burglary, police said. Bowers said the gun allegedly used by her grandson to shoot the intruder was given to the boy as a gift from his late grandfather. The teen told police the weapon was loaded when he retrieved it from a nearby garage before firing one shot into the man, whom he did not recognize. Bowers said her grandson has been trained to handle a firearm. "He just took a hunter’s safety course," she said. "He had the highest score in the class." Because the boy said the intruder fled on foot Thursday while carrying a gun, police ordered temporary lockdowns at three nearby elementary schools and North Medford High School. Later in the afternoon, Grace Christian School locked its doors for about 20 minutes after a suspicious person was seen in the area of Providence Medford Medical Center, officials said. Anyone with information about Thursday’s shooting is asked to contact Medford police at 770-4783. Reach reporter Jack Moran at 776-4459, or e-mail [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoo Tatoos Advertisement s