Shooting Death at a Clackamas County Pit

[Xmark1]

Holy Cow! I was target shooting at that very spot yesterday. I had no idea!

 

[P7M13]

Be vigilant - that Darwin guy is an opportunist.

 

[titsonritz]

Sad, if only basic gun safety and handling was thought in school tragic incidents like this could be prevented.

 

[unionguy]

Holy Cow! I was target shooting at that very spot yesterday. I had no idea!

Where did it actually happen?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Any more news on this?

 

[Colt Carbine]

This is the last I've heard but I haven't been on Fakebook in awhile.

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NEWS RELEASE: Sheriff’s Office investigating death of 21-year-old man On Sunday, August 17, 2025, shortly before 8:15 p.m., the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a man who...

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[unionguy]

Can anyone who knows where this shooting pit area is put it on a map for us? I'm wondering if its the same place I've shot a few times or not...but I cannot locate it with the information they provide. thanks!

 

[Mikej]

Can anyone who knows where this shooting pit area is put it on a map for us? I'm wondering if its the same place I've shot a few times or not...but I cannot locate it with the information they provide. thanks!

I think the place is near this 5-way pit. Not actually a pit, more like a hillside. I don't know where the other RD they're naming is, couldn't find it. The road off of 211 So of Estacada is Hillock Burn, which turns into the FS 45 at the MHNF boundary. There are a lot of places a person might shoot up in that area.

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[unionguy]

Great thanks. The place I go is on the opposite side of 224 but I've seen a few sketchy things there too.

 

[orygun]

I think the place is near this 5-way pit. Not actually a pit, more like a hillside. I don't know where the other RD they're naming is, couldn't find it. The road off of 211 So of Estacada is Hillock Burn, which turns into the FS 45 at the MHNF boundary. There are a lot of places a person might shoot up in that area.

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Yes. From my understanding this is where the shooting occured.

 

[fifthgenhunter]

Certainly a sad and tragic event.

Firearms are not toys to be handled lightly.

Play stupid games , win tragic prizes.

 

[fifthgenhunter]

I belong to a long established range.
Stupid people are shooting later than they should be and it is endangering the success of the range.

Though the details of this circumstance are slim, why are people out shooting that close to dark?

Is it because the muzzle flash is so cool , like on the Inner Tube You web?

That younger folks are out engaging in those activities that late denotes to me the lack of knowledge of firearms and the basic

safety rules that should ALWAYS apply.

 

[dangerranger60]

Which safety rule says don't shoot at night? some of my most memorable hunts have been at night. DR

 

[RVTECH]

safety rules that should ALWAYS apply.

Of Course. But shooting at night does NOT change them in any way.

They apply regardless - day or night.

 

[DirectDrive]

Apparently this one has gone cold.
I sometimes think about these people, probably picking up brass and gunned down for someone's twisted thrill.

UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide near Estacada; tips sought | Clackamas County

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths near Estacada.

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[Mikej]

Apparently this one has gone cold.
I sometimes think about these people, probably picking up brass and gunned down for someone's twisted thrill.

UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide near Estacada; tips sought | Clackamas County

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths near Estacada.

www.clackamas.us

When things like this are brought, from years ago, makes me wonder about the person knowing that he is a piece of bubblegum/feces. But I suppose, unless he/she is mentally deranged, and feels nothing?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Apparently this one has gone cold.
I sometimes think about these people, probably picking up brass and gunned down for someone's twisted thrill.

UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide near Estacada; tips sought | Clackamas County

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths near Estacada.

www.clackamas.us

I personally think it was an accident being how he was transported after the shooting in a very remote place. Seems like he wouldn't last with a head wound long enough for some random person to wander by and pick him up. Makes me think another shooter in his party or using same place at the same time transported him. But not enough info to go on.

 

[orygun]

Apparently this one has gone cold.
I sometimes think about these people, probably picking up brass and gunned down for someone's twisted thrill.

UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide near Estacada; tips sought | Clackamas County

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths near Estacada.

www.clackamas.us

This one is a known subject. While not in the news there is a warrant out for a guy that is believed to have left this part of the country for the east coast. The deceased were involved sexually with the killer. All druggies from the Estacada area. We went to a moderation with the guy, his brother and another teenager when they, with two young adults, trashed our place and stole a bunch of stuff many years ago. They all got busted and we got most of our stuff back, but the little muther f-er turned out to be a real POS.

 

[MichaelH]

The victims did look a little methy. Not discounting the heinousness of the crime, but it certainly becomes more understandable. I was thinking one guy shot in the woods leans toward accident or theft with disregard for life, but two deaths in the woods leans toward planned and by someone the victims know.