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A hunter dropped a deer on Springer Road last Saturday and then walked away from a man he had just shot. Robert Alan Church, 54, never got the chance to make it home that night near Sweet Home.

The call came in around 5:48 p.m. Deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office found Church at a residence with a bullet wound. Medics from Sweet Home tried everything they had. He was gone before they could get him anywhere else.

That hunter had already started cutting up the deer. He finished enough of the job to take the animal with him. Then the woods and the road went quiet again. Church was the one left behind.

People in this stretch of Oregon know hunting season means rifles in the timber. They also know a single mistake can turn a regular Saturday into something nobody wants to talk about. This one hit close to a house on Springer Road.

Sheriff’s detectives are looking for every scrap of information they can get. They need to put a face and a name to the person who pulled the trigger and then left.

If you were driving Upper Calapooia Drive or Childers Drive near Brush Creek Road that evening, or if you live out that way, take a look at any cameras you have. Vehicles parked along Springer Road. Somebody moving a deer. The sound of a shot. All of it matters.

Call Detective Derek Klein at 541-967-3950. The sooner somebody talks, the sooner this whole thing can get sorted out for the folks who lost Robert.

Robert Alan Church was just 54 when a bullet found him near his place on Springer Road. It happened Saturday evening right outside Sweet Home. One minute things were normal. The next he was on the ground bleeding.

Deputies got the 911 call a little before 6 p.m. They rolled up to the house in Linn County and saw Church with a gunshot wound. First responders worked hard to keep him alive. Nothing worked. He died right there.

Investigators figured out pretty quick what went down. A hunter had fired a shot in the area. That same hunter stopped long enough to partly dress out a deer. Then he packed up the animal and drove off. Church took the bullet that was meant for something else.

Folks who knew Robert are left with a hole that nothing fills. He was a regular guy living his life in this part of Oregon. No big headlines about him before this. Now his name is tied to a night that went wrong in a hurry.

The sheriff’s office is still digging into every detail. They want to know exactly where that hunter stood and why the shot went the way it did. Nobody has stepped forward yet to claim the rifle that fired it.

Anyone who was out around Springer Road, Upper Calapooia Drive or Childers Drive near Brush Creek Road that evening needs to speak up. Maybe you saw a truck parked along the road. Maybe you heard the shot or spotted somebody hauling a deer. Even small things can help.

Detective Derek Klein is the man to call at 541-967-3950. Trail camera pictures or phone video from nearby places could make a real difference. The people who loved Robert deserve some clear answers about how this happened.

Someone stepped up to a car near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue in East Lubbock before dawn on Sunday. Gunshots cracked the quiet. Twenty-eight-year-old Delton Lewis died from those rounds. Eighteen-year-old Yundi Inthisan-Johnson took hits of his own but lived.

Lubbock police responded to the first shots-fired report at about 2:37 a.m. While they checked the area, more gunfire popped nearby. Officers found the car crashed into a parked vehicle. Delton sat inside with gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.

Yundi reached University Medical Center later with moderate injuries tied to the same shooting. Medical staff worked on him while detectives pieced together what happened in those dark minutes.

Investigators believe the two men were arriving in the area when the gunman approached their vehicle and fired. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit now runs the full probe. No suspects sit in custody yet.

The crash and the body in the car turned a regular East Lubbock corner into a locked-down zone. Officers stayed on scene gathering shell casings and talking to anyone who might have seen the approach.

Delton’s death hit hard and fast. One moment the car rolled along. The next moment everything stopped for him. People who shared his days now face empty spots where he used to stand.

Yundi recovers under hospital care. Police keep hunting the person who walked up and pulled the trigger. The case stays active under the special crimes team while East Lubbock waits for answers.

Delton Lewis was just 28 years old. He sat in a car early Sunday morning near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue in East Lubbock. Someone walked right up to the vehicle. Shots rang out. Delton took the hits and never got back up.

Police got the first call about gunfire at 2:37 a.m. Officers headed that way. Then they heard more shots close by. They found Delton inside a car that had smashed into a parked one. He had clear gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead right there on the street.

Yundi Inthisan-Johnson, only 18, was in the same car. He got hit too. He made it to University Medical Center with moderate wounds. Doctors are treating him now while he hangs on.

Detectives say the two young men were pulling into that East Lubbock spot when the shooter stepped up and opened fire on both of them. No one has been arrested yet. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit took over the case.

Delton’s family woke up to the worst news a person can get. One ordinary night turned into a forever goodbye. Friends and relatives now carry the weight of questions that may never get full answers.

The streets around 26th and Ivory went quiet after the chaos. Officers taped off the area and started collecting whatever evidence they could find under the early morning lights. Every lead matters while the search for the shooter stays open.

Yundi fights to heal in the hospital. Delton’s name stays on the minds of people who knew him. Life in East Lubbock keeps moving, but this loss leaves a hole that simple words cannot cover.

Around 7 p.m. Saturday an SUV driven by Timothy R. Brown left Lawrence County Road 460 and ended up on its roof. Brown, 62, of Danville, did not survive.

The crash site sits less than a mile west of Moulton, right by Lawrence County Road 168. His 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer struck a ditch and rolled. He was not buckled in. First responders pronounced him dead where the vehicle came to rest.

ALEA troopers from the Highway Patrol Division took over the investigation right away. They confirmed it was a single-vehicle wreck. No other drivers. No passengers.

Brown lived in Danville, just a short drive from the spot where everything went wrong. Saturday night traffic on those county roads is usually light. That did not change the outcome.

Investigators will check the roadway, the vehicle, and any other factors. So far the only clear detail is the missing seat belt and the overturned SUV.

Local folks know how quick things can go sideways on rural roads after dark. This crash is another hard example.

The case remains open while troopers finish their work.

Timothy R. Brown never made it home Saturday night. The 62-year-old from Danville died right there on Lawrence County Road 460 after his SUV left the pavement, hit a ditch, and flipped.

It happened around 7 p.m. less than a mile west of Moulton, near where County Road 168 comes in. Brown was behind the wheel of a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer when it went off the road. Troopers found him not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Highway Patrol is still working the case. No other vehicles were involved. Just Brown, the ditch, and that overturned SUV.

Folks who knew him say he was a regular guy from Danville. Now his family is dealing with a sudden empty chair at the table. One ordinary Saturday evening turned into the kind of news nobody wants to hear.

Seat belts save lives every day. This time one wasn’t used. The investigation will look at what made the vehicle leave the road in the first place.

For now the facts stay simple. A single-vehicle crash. A man alone in the vehicle. A life gone in seconds.

People in Lawrence County see these roads every day. Most trips end fine. This one did not.

An 18-year-old walked into University Medical Center early Sunday with gunshot wounds. Yundi Inthisan-Johnson had been in a car near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue in Lubbock when a stranger walked up and opened fire.

Police first heard about shots at 2:37 a.m. Officers responded and caught more gunfire close by. They found the vehicle crashed into a parked car. Inside was 28-year-old Delton Lewis. He had been shot and was already dead at the scene.

Inthisan-Johnson made it to the hospital on his own. His injuries were called moderate. He got medical care right away.

Detectives believe the pair was just arriving in the area when the shooter stepped up to their car and fired several times. Both got hit in the attack.

No arrests have been made. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit is running the investigation. They want to know who approached the vehicle and why.

Lewis did not survive. Inthisan-Johnson did. The case stays open as officers look for the person responsible.

More information could surface as detectives follow every lead from that early morning shooting in east Lubbock.

Delton Lewis never made it out of that car early Sunday. The 28-year-old sat inside a vehicle near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue in Lubbock when someone walked right up and started shooting.

Police got the first call about gunfire at 2:37 a.m. Officers headed that way. They heard more shots nearby and moved quick. They found Lewis in a car that had crashed into a parked one. He had gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead right there at the scene.

Yundi Inthisan-Johnson, just 18, got hit too. He showed up at University Medical Center with wounds from the same attack. His injuries were moderate. Doctors treated him there.

Detectives say the two were pulling into the area when the shooter approached their vehicle and fired multiple rounds. Both men got struck. No one has been arrested yet.

The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit took over the case. They are still piecing together what happened before the shots rang out. Motive remains unknown.

Lewis died on the spot. Inthisan-Johnson is recovering. Families on both sides are left dealing with the sudden violence that hit their night.

Investigators keep working leads. More details may come as they dig deeper into the early morning attack that left one man dead and another hurt.

A gunman walked straight up to a car in Lubbock early Sunday and opened fire. Delton Lewis, 28, was hit and died at the scene. The shooting happened near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue around 2:37 a.m.

Police first answered a call about gunshots. Then they heard more shots nearby. When they arrived they found Lewis’s vehicle crashed into a parked car. He had been shot. He was pronounced dead where he sat.

Eighteen-year-old Yundi Inthisan-Johnson was in the car too. He was also struck by the gunfire. He reached University Medical Center with moderate wounds. Investigators say the pair were arriving in the area when the shooter approached and fired multiple times.

No arrests have been made. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit is handling the case. They have not released a description of the shooter or a possible motive.

Lewis’s death leaves unanswered questions for the people who knew him. Little has been shared about his background so far. The facts stop at the shooting itself and the crash that followed.

Inthisan-Johnson is expected to recover from his injuries. Detectives are still asking the public for any tips about what took place on that stretch of road.

One man is dead. Another is hurt. The investigation goes on in Lubbock while the city waits for the next update.

Delton Lewis died in his car on a Lubbock street early Sunday. The 28-year-old was one of two people hit by gunfire near 26th Street and Ivory Avenue. Police got the first call about shots at 2:37 a.m. While they checked that out they heard more shots close by and raced over.

Officers found Lewis inside a vehicle that had smashed into a parked car. He had clear gunshot wounds. Medics could not save him. He was pronounced dead right there on the scene.

Yundi Inthisan-Johnson, 18, also took bullets in the same attack. He made it to University Medical Center with moderate injuries. Police say the two were pulling into the area when someone walked up to their car and fired several rounds. Both men were struck.

No one has been arrested yet. Detectives from the Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit are still piecing together what happened. They have not said who the shooter was or why the shots were fired.

Lewis’s family and friends now face the sudden hole left by his death. Details about his life have not been released. What is known is that a regular early-morning drive ended with him dead in a wrecked car.

The second victim is recovering. Police continue to look for more information from anyone who saw or heard anything near 26th and Ivory that night. The case remains open.

For now the focus stays on Lewis. He was 28. He is gone. The streets of Lubbock are a little quieter without him.