A Boardman man is in a Portland hospital after being shot by a Morrow County Sheriff’s deputy early Friday morning during an incident on Interstate 84.
According to the Oregon State Police, the deputy stopped for a disabled vehicle on I-84 westbound near exit 164. There, the deputy encountered Efren Hurtado Jr., 26, armed with a firearm.
According to the OSP, shots were fired and Hurtado Jr. suffered a gunshot wound. He was taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center before being flown to a Portland hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is in stable condition. The deputy was not injured.
The identity of the Morrow County Deputy is being withheld pending the initial portion of the investigation and will be released as allowed by the Morrow County District Attorney’s Office along with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office.
The Umatilla/Morrow County Major Crime Team was activated and assisted the Oregon State Police investigators. The Major Crime Team is made up of detectives from Boardman Police Department, Hermiston Police Department, Stanfield Police Department, Pendleton Police Department, Umatilla Police Department, Milton-Freewater Police Department., Umatilla Tribal Police, Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police Crime Lab.
