UPDATE – OSP seeking public assistance in locating a person of interest-Morrow County

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at approximately 7:54 P.M., David Bowles voluntarily turned himself into the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office for outstanding felony warrants for manslaughter and felon in possession of a firearm.

Bowles has been wanted in connection to a homicide investigation that occurred December 15, 2020. 

Oregon State Police took Bowles into custody for the outstanding felony warrants and transported him to the Umatilla County Jail.

Bowles was lodged at Umatilla County Jail for the two felony warrants out of Morrow County Circuit Court

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The Oregon State Police has been asked by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Officer to take over a shooting investigation that occurred on December 15, 2020 in Heppner, Oregon- Morrow County.

The Morrow County Communications Center received reports of shots fired shortly before 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. When Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrive on scene, they found a 42-year-old female with a gunshot wound.  She was transported to area hospital before being life flighted to OHSU in critical condition.

OSP is currently looking for David Bowles as a person of interest in this case. His location is unknown.  He was last seen driving a brown Chevy Impala with an Oregon License Plate URG552.  David is a 5’6 about 180 lbs. white male age 43 with graying hair and blue eyes.  Please consider him armed and dangerous.  If you know of his location, do not confront him  call 911 or OSP Dispatch 800-442-2068 reference OSP case # SP200348879.