A Bend Police patrol vehicle is seen in this file photo.

BEND — A Bend man was found dead from self-inflicted wounds Wednesday night , May 15, after he allegedly stabbed his estranged wife and mother-in-law, triggering a large, interagency search near Big Sky Park and Buckingham Elementary School, authorities said.

The man was identified as John Leonard Davis, 61, said Sheila Miller, Bend Police Department spokeswoman.

Bend police responded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night after 911 dispatch received a call from a woman who said her father, Davis, had stabbed her mother and grandmother.

Police determined that Davis had taken his 83-year-old mother-in-law from her residence against her will earlier that day before driving to his estranged wife’s house on the 3000 block on Northwest Kenwood Court. There, he assaulted and stabbed both women before grabbing his mother-in-law again and fleeing in her black Lincoln Navigator, Miller said.

At that point, authorities determined Davis to be armed and dangerous, and advised area residents to remain indoors. At 8:08 p.m., residents within 1 mile of Buckingham Elementary School received a 911 emergency alert to shelter in place.

“Because of the severity, we alerted the sheriff’s office, alerted the hospital, asked for assistance from the sheriff’s office and other agencies,” Miller said. “We were able to push all of our resources to that area and — because we did not know where this person was — we engaged canines, the Community Emergency Response Team, Deschutes County SWAT Team as well as our UAS drone program.”

At some point, Davis left the home on Kenwood Court, and dropped his mother-in-law out of the car at Big Sky Park before driving away. There, an off-duty Redmond police lieutenant, who happened to be at Big Sky Park, made contact with the victim and located the abandoned Lincoln Navigator about 7:30 p.m., Miller said.

During the search, Bend police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office created an officer and vehicle perimeter that included the area east of Hamby Road, south of Butler Market Road, west of Erickson Road and north of Neff Road.

At approximately 9:35 p.m., Davis was found dead north of Big Sky Park. Miller confirmed his death was self-inflicted, but said Bend police are not releasing the cause of death at this time. Around this point, residents nearby received an all-clear message from 911 emergency alerts that stated the suspect had been found.

“This was a really good example of agencies working together. We had a ton of assistance from the sheriff’s office, but obviously also Redmond police. Sunriver police assisted with drones and Oregon State Police helped as well. … It’s always nice to have those agencies all come together and work to get a safe resolution to these situations,” Miller told The Bulletin.

Neither of Davis’ victims sustained life-threatening injuries and both were transported to St. Charles Bend for medical attention.

Miller said she couldn’t remember exactly the last time a situation of this severity happened in Bend, but as in all cities, thing like this do happen.

“Certainly there’s no ongoing danger to the public. We live in a safe community, but things like this do happen. And when they do, our officers and other law enforcement agencies respond in force to try and prevent any further injury,” Miller said.