On May 16, 2022 an officer from the Klamath Falls Police Department initiated a stop a vehicle driven by Garrett Turnham. The officer observed concerning behavior and issued certain commands. Turnham ignored the commands of the officer and accelerated away. During the pursuit Turnham drove through a fence and the playground at Mills Elementary, where a female passenger exited. Turnham then circled around to East Main, heading south.
The pursuit continued out of the Mills Addition and onto 6th Street, headed west. Near the 6th Street via duct, Turnham began discharging a firearm from his vehicle.
The pursuit continued to Klamath Avenue, then to the commercial district near Spring and Commercial, with Turnham continuing to fire at pursuing officers. The vehicle came to a stop at Commercial and 7th, and Turnham was pronounced dead at the scene.
The initial investigation suggests that Turnham suffered from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A subsequent search revealed a handgun and AK-style rifle.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encourage to call the Oregon State Police.
What is the world coming to. Crazy stuff.
This world is coming to young adults feeling they have no where to turn to cause to many people critize and judge without knowing the facts before they already make their stubborn minds up. It also goes to show how much we need to stop assuming they are wreckless and ignorant, and careless or criminals. Too many people are being arrested for crimes that are small and eventually turn into reoccurring small crimes leading to big crimes later on. If we care about others like everyone claims maybe some should reach out to those that feel or in reality have no one it might make a difference. Stop getting selfishly focused on ourselves and lend an ear, sometimes that’s all they need.