David Durham | |
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Born | David Anthony Durham March 11, 1967 |
Disappeared | January 23, 2011 Waldport, Oregon, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
David Anthony Durham (March 11, 1967 – disappeared January 23, 2011) is an American wanted fugitive who disappeared under mysterious circumstances after shooting and critically injuring a police officer during a traffic stop in Lincoln City, Oregon. After shooting the officer, Durham's vehicle was rendered inoperable via a spike strip 40 miles (64 km) south in Waldport, where he fled on foot and began shooting at a crab fisherman in Alsea Bay before disappearing. Durham's whereabouts remain unknown. [1]
At approximately 10:58 pm on January 23, 2011, Lincoln City police officer Steven Dodds pulled over a 1984 Dodge pickup truck [2] owned by David Anthony Durham, of Sauvie Island, Portland, Oregon, [3] for a routine traffic violation in Lincoln City, Oregon. [4] During the interaction, Durham told Dodds that he was driving to a military base in California. [5] At some point during the traffic stop, Durham shot Dodds multiple times in the chest, critically injuring him, and then fled in his vehicle, heading south on Highway 101. [4]
Responding police officers spotted Durham's vehicle in Newport, and disabled his vehicle with a spike strip near Waldport, just north of the Alsea Bay Bridge. [4] Unable to further drive his vehicle, Durham fled on foot into the woods on the west side of the highway; Durham's dog, which was in his vehicle, fled to the east. [4] Shortly after, a crab fisherman working by spotlight on Alsea Bay reported gunshots originating from the spit, but could not see the gunman in the darkness. [4] Three days after Durham's disappearance, his dog was found wandering in Waldport. [3]
An extensive search for Durham took place in the days following his disappearance by local, state and federal law enforcement officers; SWAT teams were also instated. [2] Police performed a house-by-house search across Waldport and Bayshore, a community immediately north of Alsea Bay. [2] Despite the extensive search, authorities were unable to locate Durham, and there have been no verified sightings of him since the evening of January 23, 2011. [3] [6] Initially, law enforcement theorized that Durham may have been hiding in an abandoned house in the woods or in one of the area's numerous vacant vacation homes. [2] Another possibility raised by law enforcement was that Durham had attempted to swim across Alsea Bay and drowned. [4]
A friend of Durham's said that in the months prior to his disappearance, he had been acting erratically and displaying signs of paranoia: [7] "He was definitely going through something. We just didn't know how serious it was." [3] She also added that she believed Durham was dead. [3] Durham's brother Michael told The Oregonian that Durham had sustained a shoulder injury in the months prior to his disappearance, and had been prescribed pain medication that altered his mental state. [8] He also stated he believed Durham may have been hiding at a house in Manzanita owned by his employer. [8] Prior to his disappearance, Durham had told several friends and family members that he was planning on relocating to the Caribbean. [5] His employer at Willamette Print & Blueprints Co. Inc in Portland notified police that he had failed to show up to work on Friday, January 21, and that he had not been heard from since. [2]
A Federal arrest warrant for Durham was issued January 29, 2011 and as of February 2024 remains outstanding. [1] Durham was profiled on the television series America's Most Wanted shortly after his disappearance. [9]
David Durham | |
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Born | David Anthony Durham March 11, 1967 |
Disappeared | January 23, 2011 Waldport, Oregon, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
David Anthony Durham (March 11, 1967 – disappeared January 23, 2011) is an American wanted fugitive who disappeared under mysterious circumstances after shooting and critically injuring a police officer during a traffic stop in Lincoln City, Oregon. After shooting the officer, Durham's vehicle was rendered inoperable via a spike strip 40 miles (64 km) south in Waldport, where he fled on foot and began shooting at a crab fisherman in Alsea Bay before disappearing. Durham's whereabouts remain unknown. [1]
At approximately 10:58 pm on January 23, 2011, Lincoln City police officer Steven Dodds pulled over a 1984 Dodge pickup truck [2] owned by David Anthony Durham, of Sauvie Island, Portland, Oregon, [3] for a routine traffic violation in Lincoln City, Oregon. [4] During the interaction, Durham told Dodds that he was driving to a military base in California. [5] At some point during the traffic stop, Durham shot Dodds multiple times in the chest, critically injuring him, and then fled in his vehicle, heading south on Highway 101. [4]
Responding police officers spotted Durham's vehicle in Newport, and disabled his vehicle with a spike strip near Waldport, just north of the Alsea Bay Bridge. [4] Unable to further drive his vehicle, Durham fled on foot into the woods on the west side of the highway; Durham's dog, which was in his vehicle, fled to the east. [4] Shortly after, a crab fisherman working by spotlight on Alsea Bay reported gunshots originating from the spit, but could not see the gunman in the darkness. [4] Three days after Durham's disappearance, his dog was found wandering in Waldport. [3]
An extensive search for Durham took place in the days following his disappearance by local, state and federal law enforcement officers; SWAT teams were also instated. [2] Police performed a house-by-house search across Waldport and Bayshore, a community immediately north of Alsea Bay. [2] Despite the extensive search, authorities were unable to locate Durham, and there have been no verified sightings of him since the evening of January 23, 2011. [3] [6] Initially, law enforcement theorized that Durham may have been hiding in an abandoned house in the woods or in one of the area's numerous vacant vacation homes. [2] Another possibility raised by law enforcement was that Durham had attempted to swim across Alsea Bay and drowned. [4]
A friend of Durham's said that in the months prior to his disappearance, he had been acting erratically and displaying signs of paranoia: [7] "He was definitely going through something. We just didn't know how serious it was." [3] She also added that she believed Durham was dead. [3] Durham's brother Michael told The Oregonian that Durham had sustained a shoulder injury in the months prior to his disappearance, and had been prescribed pain medication that altered his mental state. [8] He also stated he believed Durham may have been hiding at a house in Manzanita owned by his employer. [8] Prior to his disappearance, Durham had told several friends and family members that he was planning on relocating to the Caribbean. [5] His employer at Willamette Print & Blueprints Co. Inc in Portland notified police that he had failed to show up to work on Friday, January 21, and that he had not been heard from since. [2]
A Federal arrest warrant for Durham was issued January 29, 2011 and as of February 2024 remains outstanding. [1] Durham was profiled on the television series America's Most Wanted shortly after his disappearance. [9]