UPDATE:
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is releasing further information regarding the homicide that occurred on Saturday, October 4th on Highway 34 and Peoria Road, east of Corvallis. When the Corvallis Fire Department arrived the morning of the incident, they found a single male occupant in a gray 2013 Chevrolet Camaro that had been crashed into a fence. As they started to render aid to the male, they found he had been shot. Deputies arrived shortly after the fire department and began a criminal investigation. The occupant of the Chevrolet Camaro was identified as Christopher Joseph Smith, 30, from Albany. Smith died on scene from his injuries. Linn County Detectives are investigating the homicide. Smith’s family has been notified of his passing. Anyone with information on this incident should contact Detective Scott Tennant at (541) 967-3950.
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that this morning, October 4, 2025, at 4:19 a.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call for a crash near Peoria Road and Highway 34, near Corvallis in Linn County. The Corvallis Fire Department arrived at the reported crash just prior to law enforcement’s arrival. As the Corvallis Fire Department began rendering aid to the single occupant of the vehicle, they observed injuries not related to the crash. The Corvallis Fire Department attempted lifesaving efforts, but the single occupant died at the scene of the crash.
Detectives from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and are currently investigating the death as a homicide. At this time, the name of the deceased is not being released, and no additional details are being shared to ensure the integrity of the investigation. If anyone has information about this case, please contact Detective Scott Tennant at (541) 967-3950.