2 face murder charges after driver found crashed with gunshot wound near Corvallis

LINN COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) – Two men are facing murder charges for the death of Christopher Joseph Smith in Linn County, the sheriff’s office announced on Thursday.

Early on Oct. 4, Smith was found suffering from a gunshot wound in his car after he crashed into a fence near Highway 34 and Peoria Road. He died at the scene.

Following an investigation, sheriff’s detectives determined Smith had been shot in a parking lot at the intersection of Highway 34 and Peoria Road, east of Corvallis…

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