On February 13, 2024, at about 8:10 AM, deputies and emergency medical personnel responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at the Seaport RV Park in Charleston, Oregon. They found 31-year-old Ian Cowan of Charleston deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The Coos County Major Crime Team was activated for the investigation.

Later that morning authorities arrested 32-year-old Alyssia R. Nelson, who had been living with Cowan at the RV park, and charged her with 2nd Degree Murder. Nelson was lodged in the Coos County Jail; her bail was set at $2 million after an arraignment on February 14, and a hearing was scheduled for February 21.

Cowan’s family described him as caring and generous; his mother Jamie Brown and father Daniel Cowan said he often bought food and gave it away. He is survived by three children and seven siblings. The family arranged a celebration of life for February 24 at Nelson Mortuary in Coos Bay and set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

If anyone was at Seaport RV Park on February 13 and has information about what happened, please come forward.