Russell Sherman Gilbert, 57, known as Red Fox, was shot and killed on May 9, 2019, on a rural property on Cox Road just west of Crescent, Oregon. Gilbert enjoyed fishing at Crescent Lake and made Native American jewelry. A 911 call in the early hours that Thursday came from Rex Ronald Jones, who told the dispatcher he had shot a man and that the victim was not breathing.

Klamath County deputies found Gilbert’s body and the Klamath County Major Crime Team took over the homicide investigation. Rex Ronald Jones was taken into custody and lodged in the county jail; he faced charges including murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of methamphetamine. No motive was released in the initial investigation.

Did anyone in the Crescent area know Russell Gilbert or have information about his activities on Cox Road that night?