A 29-year-old man is in a La Grande hospital after he and another man agreed to shoot each other on a dare during an evening of drinking and celebrating, according to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office.
The bizarre incident occurred Tuesday evening at or near the Frasier Campground about two miles west of the Union-Umatilla County border.
According to the sheriff’s office, the two men were in a group of about 12 other campers who were drinking and celebrating. Initial reports are that two men agreed to shoot each other with bean bag rounds from a shotgun on a dare. The first shot injured the victim, from Reno, Nev., with a serious wound to his thigh. An EMT was near the scene at the time of the shooting and began treating the victim.
A private party transported the injured man to Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande for treatment where he remains today. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and will turn over its reports to the Umatilla County District Attorney for consideration.
