A 911 call was received just before 8:00pm Friday evening by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center regarding a residential fire located at an address in Myrtle Point.
Deputies from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and the Coquille Fire Department were immediately dispatched and upon arrival, a male who has tentatively been identified as 89 year old Frank Sherman Sr., was located inside the residence and transported to Bay Area Hospital for life threatening injuries.
The Coos County Major Crime Team was brought in based upon the circumstances surrounding the call, to investigate the incident, and on Saturday, July 27th, the male tentatively identified as Frank Sherman died of his injuries.
As a result of the investigation, the cause of Mr. Sherman’s death has been determined to be homicidal violence, and 32 year old Ian Edward Geer has been developed into a person of interest in this investigation.
Ian Geer was seen speaking to the female pictured prior to leaving the scene of the fire and the Coos County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying this person or, if this person is seeing this, please contact the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center at 541-396-2106.
The Coos County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Ian Edward Geer as a person of interest in this case. If anyone knows his whereabouts he should not be contacted and may be armed. If Ian Geer is seen, or his whereabouts are otherwise known please contact the Coos County Sheriff’s Office at 541-396-2106.
