Timothy Allen Ayres, 72, was found shot and dead inside his home at 3201 Quarry Street in Klamath Falls on August 8, 2024. Officers arrived just after 10:00 a.m. following a third-party welfare check and pronounced Ayres deceased at the scene.

The Klamath County Major Crime Team — staffed by local and state investigators and the district attorney’s office — has taken over the inquiry. Detectives executed a search warrant at the residence with assistance from the Oregon State Police Crime Lab. No suspects have been identified publicly; investigators say there are individuals of interest and that interviews and follow-up leads are ongoing.

This is the third suspected homicide reported in Klamath Falls since late June and comes a week after a separate shooting near Klamath Union High School on August 1. Anyone with information about Timothy Ayres’ death is asked to contact Detective Snyder at 883-5336 or the anonymous tip line at 883-5334. Has anyone in the area seen or heard anything that could help investigators?