Grant County sheriff’s deputies and state troopers respond to apparent suicide at Laycock Creek Road and Highway 26
Published 11:55 am Friday, March 3, 2023
- Grant County sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an apparent suicide on the southwest side of the intersection of Laycock Creek Road and Highway 26, just east of Mt. Vernon, on Friday, March 3, 2023.
MT. VERNON — Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police personnel responded to the area of Laycock Creek Road and Highway 26 after a report of a deceased elderly man with a gunshot wound about 10:50 a.m. on Friday, March 3.
Sheriff Todd McKinley said the incident appeared to be a case of suicide. Next of kin have been notified and the man was identified as Claude Baker, 89, of Mt. Vernon.
An ambulance was seen leaving the area and sheriff’s deputies were inspecting the scene and collecting evidence.
