Cave Junction Shooting Death Leads to Arrest

Just after midnight Sunday morning, May 9th, Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported shooting incident on Rockydale road in Cave Junction, Oregon. Information reported to Deputies was that a person had been shot at a concert.  Upon arrival, a deceased person was located at the concert.  

27 year old Trenton Cole Kepple

Detectives from the Oregon State Police responded to the Sheriff’s Office request for investigative assistance with this incident. 27 year old Tenton Cole Kepple was arrested by Oregon State Police for on charges of 1st Degree Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.  

The name of the victim will not be released at this time, and the incident remains under investigation by the Oregon State Police and the with Josephing County Sheriff’s Office.