I'm sitting here quite stunned.
A few hours ago I was looking on the book of faces for an old picture of a band I was in, and found one with a guy I have very fond memories of. He and his wife live/lived in Portland, and my band would often play up there and crash at their house. Wonderful people. Our bands also played several shows together.
I clicked on his name and went to his page; the first comments were tributes. Puzzled, I scrolled down until I got to a post from his sister saying that her brother and puppy (this is a very important detail) were found dead on a hiking trail and that a massive heart attack was involved. Further details were not shared due to an ongoing investigation.
(several minutes pass processing emotions)
Turns out Aron went camping with friends last summer and took an overnighter by himself (with his dog) and was due to arrive back to the group by noon the next day. The group grew worried as he hadn't shown up at camp; they then noticed flashing police lights at a nearby camp and inquired. Hikers had found Aron and his dog and alerted authorities.
I'll summarize and then post links.
Aron was found on the ground on his blanket, using his backpack as a pillow. There was a bullet in his chest, and (depending on who you believe) a single entry wound on the dog, or also an exit wound on the dog. Two days later the shooter's father contacted officials.
There is no dispute than the bullet in Aron came from the hikers gun. The dispute is how/why it wound up there.
Two veterinarians were tasked with post-mortems on the dog, and the results were starkly different. One claims a single puncture wound, the other vet claims an entry and exit wound, consistent with a bullet pass through.
Here's a recent and thorough overview:
Prosecutor won't charge suspect with manslaughter in death of Portland musician Aron Christensen, noting investigators' mistakes
I'm stunned trying to process this, and would like to hear thoughts from my fellow OT denizens.
(An aside: his was the only SVT fridge I've ever played through. I used his ASAT, which inspired me to buy my own three years ago.)
A few hours ago I was looking on the book of faces for an old picture of a band I was in, and found one with a guy I have very fond memories of. He and his wife live/lived in Portland, and my band would often play up there and crash at their house. Wonderful people. Our bands also played several shows together.
I clicked on his name and went to his page; the first comments were tributes. Puzzled, I scrolled down until I got to a post from his sister saying that her brother and puppy (this is a very important detail) were found dead on a hiking trail and that a massive heart attack was involved. Further details were not shared due to an ongoing investigation.
(several minutes pass processing emotions)
Turns out Aron went camping with friends last summer and took an overnighter by himself (with his dog) and was due to arrive back to the group by noon the next day. The group grew worried as he hadn't shown up at camp; they then noticed flashing police lights at a nearby camp and inquired. Hikers had found Aron and his dog and alerted authorities.
I'll summarize and then post links.
Aron was found on the ground on his blanket, using his backpack as a pillow. There was a bullet in his chest, and (depending on who you believe) a single entry wound on the dog, or also an exit wound on the dog. Two days later the shooter's father contacted officials.
There is no dispute than the bullet in Aron came from the hikers gun. The dispute is how/why it wound up there.
Two veterinarians were tasked with post-mortems on the dog, and the results were starkly different. One claims a single puncture wound, the other vet claims an entry and exit wound, consistent with a bullet pass through.
Here's a recent and thorough overview:
Prosecutor won't charge suspect with manslaughter in death of Portland musician Aron Christensen, noting investigators' mistakes
I'm stunned trying to process this, and would like to hear thoughts from my fellow OT denizens.
(An aside: his was the only SVT fridge I've ever played through. I used his ASAT, which inspired me to buy my own three years ago.)
