The male subject shot and killed in an apartment at 336 S. Main Ave. on May 7, 2013 was positively identified as 39-year old Bruce Ross Rogers of Astoria. Rogers was shot and killed after he illegally entered the residence of his estranged wife.

Rogers was the only person injured during the incident. The Clatsop County Major Crime Team continues to investigate the incident. No one has been arrested or is in custody at this time. All involved subjects are cooperating with the crime team's investigation.

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Tuesday around 7:00pm Warrenton fire crews arrived to Tackle Time, 530 E Harbor St, in Warrenton.  Fire was reported in the shed area of the structure. The fire was not within the merchant area. Crews quickly contained the flames which were only in one corner of the structure's interior. There was damage inside the building but is not thought to have damaged the building structurally. No injuries were reported. The cause is still under investigation. Responding Fire Departments included Warrenton, Hammond and Astoria.

Update:  Names released in Tuesday's shooting in Warrenton:

The deceased 39-year-old suspect in Tuesday's breaking and entering has been identified by authorities as Bruce Ross Rogers.  Rogers is said to have had a history of domestic violence with the female renter of the apartment who is said to have shot him at the residence.  A 911 call was made at 10:51am that a man had broken into the apartment and that the occupants of the apartment had locked themselves in a bedroom.  Rogers is said to have told the occupants of the apartment that he had a gun. Arrest records indicate he was previously arrested in April by Clatsop County Sheriff's deputies after attacking the same woman and refusing to leave.  He was arrested and booked into the Clatsop County Jail with charges of fourth degree assault, second degree criminal mischief, coercion, strangulation and interfering with making a police report.  No arrests have been made related to Tuesday's shooting.

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A home visit for a behavioral health patient in Pacific County turned violent Tuesday afternoon around 2:00pm in Klipsan Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula. The patient, Justin Krahn, age 40, was being visited by a mental health professional from Willapa Behavior Health and a Pacific County Sheriff's Deputy.  Krahn became violent toward both the officer and health professional. The Deputy attempted to subdue Krahn using both a taser and pepper spray. Neither were said to have been effective.  Krahn grabbed the taser from the ground and ran back into his house. Krahn is then said to have barricaded himself inside according to Pat Matlock the Pacific County Sheriff's Office Chief Criminal Investigator.

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A breaking and entering in downtown Warrenton resulted in the shooting death of one male.  What was being called a hostage situation has been clarified as a breaking and entering situation by Warrenton Police Chief Matthew Workman.  On Tuesday just before 11AM in Warrenton there were reports of a hostage situation unfolding near the intersection of SW 3rd and SW Main in an apartment above Allure Spa and Salon.  A 39-year-old male intruder broke into the upstairs apartment saying he had a gun.  The suspect is said to have known the people in the apartment.  The occupants of the home, a male and three females, locked themselves in a bedroom and called 911.  While the occupants were on the line with dispatch the suspect attempted to break into the room and was shot by the female apartment renter.  Officers did not fire any shots.  Warrenton City Mayor Mark Kujala called the incident a domestic dispute.  Please see updated story at this link.

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