Just after 3:30am Sunday morning, December 6th, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a burglary in progress in Waldport. The reporting party told Dispatch her husband was fighting with a suspect inside the residence at the time of call.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and located 66 year old Mark Campbell, of Waldport. Campbell, a well known 14 year Waldport City Councilman, was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained during the fight.
No suspect has been arrested in connection with this incident and the investigation is ongoing. The Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Oregon State Police Forensics, Newport Police, Lincoln City Police and the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office.
