Highway 101 was closed down for several hours Tuesday night, March 9th, during a traffic stop that has now evolved into an investigation into an officer involved shooting incident, which took place on Tuesday, in Reedsport.
The suspect in the incident, identified as 30-year-old David Robert Ruozi Jr., had been identified by the Springfield Police Department as the suspect in the homicide of Richard Marshall. Over the course of several days leading up to the traffic stop, Springfield Police Detectives had been in several coastal towns searching for Ruozi before being located in Reedsport Tuesday.
On March 9th, at approximately 5:43pm, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with officers from the Oregon State Police, Reedsport Police Department and Springfield Police Department conducted a traffic stop. During the course of the traffic stop, one individual was detained, another individual in the vehicle became hostile.
Traffic on Hwy 101 was shut down Tuesday evening near the area of Highway 101 and Winchester Ave. in Reedsport for several hours as negotiators with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Negotiations Team attempted to de-escalate the situation. At 10:44pm, shots were fired at the scene. The suspect, whose name is being withheld at this time, was pronounced deceased by EMS personnel. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team was activated for the investigation.
At this time, the involved law enforcement officers are on paid administrative leave, as routine procedure while the investigation is conducted. The names of the involved officers are not being released at this time as this is an ongoing investigation..
