On November 21, 2023, a violent residential robbery in Grants Pass, Oregon, left Katherine Crago dead and a male resident severely beaten. Officers responding about 7:42 p.m. to an apartment on the 1400 block of Rogue River Highway found Crago had been shot; she was pronounced deceased at the scene. The beaten male victim was taken to a local hospital and was expected to recover.

Investigators concluded the victims had been specifically targeted for the robbery. Several people were arrested: Sasha Marie Moe on November 22, Rick Eric Braton Lester on December 4, and Michael Fay Woodruff on December 11. All three were booked into the Josephine County Jail on charges including second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and burglary, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and second-degree assault.

Police identified 48-year-old Kelly Lynn Mason as the primary suspect. Described as a 5 feet 11 inches, 200-pound white male with a bald head, brown eyes, and numerous tattoos, Mason was considered armed and dangerous and was last seen in a white Honda Accord, Oregon plate 378PCG. He was located near Grants Pass on December 15, 2023; a vehicle pursuit ended at Highway 199 and Allen Creek Road, and Mason was shot and killed by officers during that encounter. Does anyone have information about the robbery or the victims that could help clarify what happened?