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Injured officer's condition upgraded Surgery repaired damage from shootout By CHRIS BRISTOL A Medford police officer who was shot in the thigh in a gunfight early Saturday morning is listed in fair condition at a local hospital. Officer Scott Clauson underwent surgery Sunday morning to repair damage to his right femur, which was shattered when he confronted an armed man in the back yard of a home in the 400 block of South Columbus Avenue. "The surgery was successful," said Lt. Tim George. "Scott's recovering and stable." Angie Rhyner, nursing supervisor at Rogue Valley Medical Center, reported Clauson's condition as fair. She said Clauson, 29, has been moved out of the intensive care unit. Clauson was shot behind the home at 439 S. Columbus Ave., where he and other officers had responded to reports at 3:13 a.m. that an armed man was trying to force his way in. It was the first time a Medford officer has been shot in the line of duty in 66 years, police said. Authorities said the suspect, armed with two handguns, began shooting at Clauson and Officer Mike Strouse, who returned fire. Clauson was struck once in the right thigh; the suspect ran off unscathed. Moises Sanchez-Llamas, 26, was quickly captured nearby and lodged in the Jackson County Jail on two counts of attempted aggravated murder. He remains in custody without bail on an federal immigration hold. George declined to release more details of the shooting Sunday, pending presentation of the case to a grand jury Tuesday. Sanchez-Llamas knew the residents at the home he was trying to enter, George said. Two pistols of unspecified caliber were found amid some toys, near where the suspect was apprehended. Strouse was placed on mandatory administrative leave, which is standard in police-related shootings. Oregon State Police are assisting in the follow-up investigation. Clauson is a 1989 graduate of North Medford High School who recently earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from Southern Oregon University. He has been with the police department since 1995, most recently serving as a field training officer. He and his wife, Christina, have two boys ages 3 and 18 months. His family, including parents Larry and Barbara Clauson of Jacksonville, rushed to the hospital. "He's got family here, and there's all sorts of support for Scott," George said. The last line-of-duty shooting of a Medford police officer was 1933, when George Prescott was killed while trying to serve a warrant at a home on North Peach Street -- less than 10 blocks from the site of Saturday's shooting. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA