On the morning of November 10, 2024, 62-year-old hunting guide Jon Marshall Nichols was fatally shot while guiding two clients on private land along Fish Creek near Halfway, Oregon. Nichols, described as White / Caucasian, was leading an elk hunt when the group exited a side-by-side vehicle to approach a spotted herd.

Andrew Mark Krebs, 73, of Oregon City performed CPR but Nichols could not be revived. A 911 call from an emergency SOS device was placed around 7:53 a.m. Responding agencies included the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Halfway Ambulance and Baker County Search and Rescue; search and rescue helped move Nichols to waiting medical personnel. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been reported.

Does anyone have information about this hunt, the property along Fish Creek, or the events that morning?