David Orr, 39, was shot and killed in the late afternoon of Sunday, December 28, 2025. The shooting occurred about 1:55 p.m. in the parking lot of the Staples on Newmark Avenue in Coos Bay. Emergency responders found Orr with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses provided a detailed description of the suspect vehicle, including a license plate number, which was relayed to officers nearby. At 2:05 p.m., an officer with the North Bend Police Department located that vehicle parked outside a residence near 33rd Street and Vine Street in Coos Bay. Coos Bay officers detained the two occupants. Christopher Blodgett, 50, was identified as the suspected shooter and taken into custody; he faces charges including second-degree murder, kidnapping, coercion, assault, harassment, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Blodgett was reportedly disruptive during arraignment and denied the charges. The Coos County Major Crime Team is continuing its investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the moments before or after it, please share what is known.