February 14, 2010 Salem Oregon deputy kills wife, self
By: Rick McCann/Staff
PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS
http://www.privateofficer.com/ - Authorities released information today that a veteran Clackamas Sheriffs sergeant was the gunman who shot two people to death and wounded a third in a restaurant Friday night, before turning the weapon on himself and committing suicide.
Veteran officer 46-year old Jeffrey Grahn of Boring shot and killed his 47-year old Charlotte Grahn inside the M&M restaurant on North Main Street in Gresham.
Investigators say that the shooting was because of a divorce situation but released few other details.
Grahn reportedly entered the establishment where his wife was having a drink with two friends and opened fire. Police aren’t sure if any words were exchanged before shots rang out.
Detective Jim Strovink, with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, says, “startled Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office personnel and our community were made aware of a tragic death investigation being conducted by investigators of the Gresham Police Department.”
Authorities have identified the other shooting victims as 53-year old Kathleen Hoffmeister of Gresham who died from a gunshot wound; the other is 53-year old Victoria Schulmerich of Gresham, who was transported to OHSU with a gunshot wound in Critical Condition.
Grahn was first hired by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in February, 1995, and promoted to the rank of Sergeant in August, 2003.
Tags: Charlotte Grahn, Clackamas Sheriffs sergeant kills wife, commits suicide, Jeffrey Grahn, Kathleen Hoffmeister, M&M restaurant shooting, Victoria Schulmerich
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