On the evening of September 3, 2016, 51-year-old Deborah Perry called 911 from a Quines Creek Road home in Azalea, Oregon, reporting an intruder and saying she and 55-year-old Larry Porter had been sprayed with what was believed to be pepper spray. During the call a dispatcher heard gunfire and Perry’s voice stopped.

A deputy arriving saw a white vehicle leaving without headlights; the driver, 42-year-old Travis Bean, was stopped and taken into custody. Officers found pepper spray, a stun gun, a .22 caliber rifle in Bean’s vehicle and noted dried blood on his hand. Inside the residence both Perry and Porter were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, and .25 caliber shell casings were recovered at the scene. Investigators reported disputes between Bean and Porter, who was Bean’s landlord; Perry had recently moved in with Porter. Perry had previously taught school in Montana.

Anyone who knew Deborah Perry, Larry Porter, or who has information about the events of September 3, 2016, is asked to come forward.