Brandon Michael, 26, was shot multiple times and killed near Lawson Bar east of Riddle on May 31, 2017. He had recently moved to Douglas County from the La Pine area. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death was a gunshot wound from a small-caliber handgun.

The incident involved his girlfriend, Kayla Viol, and their 10-month-old baby. After Michael was killed, Troy Russell Phelps, 34, of Myrtle Creek allegedly abducted Viol and the child and took them to a residence in Myrtle Creek. Viol escaped the residence and called authorities from a neighboring home; neither she nor the baby were physically injured.

Phelps was later located and arrested; he was already in custody at the Douglas County Jail on unrelated probation violations when arrested in connection with Michael’s death. He was charged with murder, first-degree kidnapping, menacing, felon in possession of a firearm, coercion, and second-degree arson.

Did anyone in the Douglas County or La Pine areas see anything near Lawson Bar on May 31, 2017 that could help explain what happened?