Nicholas Steven Davis, 38, of Grants Pass was fatally shot multiple times in a gravel pullout near the Denman Wildlife Area on Kirtland Road in Central Point, Oregon, in the early morning hours of October 13, 2022. First responders found him gravely wounded and he was transported by a Mercy Flights ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Anthony Murphy II of Medford, fled the scene and was later located on Interstate 5 South near Talent. A traffic stop attempt developed into a high-speed pursuit that ended when Ashland officers deployed spike strips near mile marker 13.5, disabling the vehicle; Murphy was taken into custody without further incident and lodged in the Jackson County Jail.

Murphy was charged with second-degree murder in Davis’s death, plus two counts of second-degree attempted murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and attempting to elude law enforcement. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation with assistance from Oregon State Police and Medford Police detectives. Did anyone in the area see Davis or his vehicle near Kirtland Road that morning?