A domestic dispute in rural Rogue River, Oregon, ended in a deadly shooting on June 27, 2026. Jackson County deputies responded to a 911 call in the early morning after a man reported he had just shot a woman. Deputies found 59-year-old Onalea Clay of Wimer deceased inside a Sykes Creek Road residence and took 80-year-old Norman Henry Chapman into custody without incident. Clay and Chapman were reported to be in a domestic relationship.

Chapman was medically cleared at a hospital, booked into the Jackson County Jail and charged with second-degree murder. He appeared at arraignment via video with visible facial injuries; a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf and he was ordered held without bail pending a preliminary hearing. The Major Assault Death Investigation Unit and several law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

Did anyone in the Rogue River or Wimer area know Onalea Clay or have information about events leading up to June 27?