William James Frye, 28, was a Central Point resident who sustained a fatal, accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound after handling a firearm at a friend’s house on the 8300 block of Division Road in White City. He was gravely injured at the scene on a Saturday evening and succumbed to his injuries the following day. Investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said early chatter that the death involved a game of Russian roulette was incorrect and that the evidence did not support that rumor.

Local reporting and memorial listings place the loss in early April 2015 and describe a brief but thorough inquiry by detectives. No suspects or arrests were announced because the death was treated as an unintended, self-inflicted shooting and the case was closed as an accident. If anyone knew William or was at the location that night, any additional details could still help complete the record.