A Lebanon man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13, after shooting another man in the head, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Wednesday morning.
Duncan said the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls from residents in the 41700 block of Upper Berlin Drive, north of Sweet Home, for a disturbance.
It was reported that there was a physical fight, and one male was shot in the head.
Linn County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and the Lebanon Fire Department were dispatched to the location, where they found Jordan Nathaniel Stewart-Bennett, 23, and Joshua Arnold Storms, 50, both residents of the location.
Stewart-Bennett had a gunshot wound to his head, Duncan said. He was transported to the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and is in critical condition, the Sheriff said.
Storms was taken to the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital for a medical evaluation prior to being lodged in the Linn County Jail for attempted murder, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
An investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Dakotah Hinrichs at (541) 967-3950.