A confrontation inside Weldon’s Cleaners on Crater Lake Avenue in Medford, Oregon, on the evening of May 29, 2021, ended with the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Robert Douglas Houze. After an argument with another man inside the business, that man left and returned minutes later in a black SUV. Houze went out to the parking lot, approached the vehicle, and was shot by the man inside. Emergency personnel arrived about 7:57 p.m.; Houze was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival.

Medford Police located the suspect’s unoccupied vehicle in the 500 block of Mary Street and tied it to a nearby residence. Investigators identified 45-year-old Lorenzo Fisher, who contacted officers by phone saying he was not at the residence and agreed to surrender. Fisher was taken into custody in Josephine County at about 2:26 a.m. on May 30 and later turned over to Medford detectives. He was booked on charges of Murder, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon; a handgun believed to be the weapon was recovered during a search of his home. Reports say Houze and Fisher did not know each other before the encounter.

Does anyone have information about the events at Weldon’s that evening or about either man involved?