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DA declines charges in Hawthorne Street shooting, rules death justified self-defense
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file criminal charges in the November 2025 shooting death of a man on Hawthorne Street, ruling the killing was an act of justified self-defense during a violent home invasion.
District Attorney Patrick Green said his office will not prosecute David Rogers, 36, in the death of Martin Uriel Jimenez Jr., 32, who was shot in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, 2025.
Medford police were called to an apartment complex around 3:30 a.m. after reports of gunshots. While officers were en route, resident Thomas Owens, 72, reported that a man had broken into his apartment and tried to kill him.
Officers found Jimenez dead in the doorway of Owens’ apartment. Police said the door had been forced open and Owens had visible injuries, including facial bleeding and bruising. He was treated at the scene by Mercy Flights.
Rogers, a neighbor, told police he intervened after seeing Jimenez break into Owens’ apartment and hearing Owens call for help.
Investigators said Rogers saw Jimenez attacking Owens and fired three shots after Jimenez advanced toward him and reached for his gun.
The district attorney said evidence shows Rogers was not the initial aggressor and reasonably believed Jimenez was about to use deadly force, making the shooting legally justified under Oregon law.
Investigators determined Jimenez was intoxicated at the time and had been drinking heavily at a nearby residence before leaving on foot.
Police said it remains unclear why he entered Owens’ apartment.
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Well! That’s one in a row. Ore-gone defending the 2A, Castle Doctrine, and legal use of a gun in self defense.
Will miracles never cease?
The DA must not be a Sore-ass bought-and-paid-for electee.
I like that revolver though I can’t think of any need for it. Well, I might test it on Alec “Francois” Baldwin to see if it works.
Hope that he and his family are forever prohibited from returning to the U.S.
Agree. Single action revolvers are fun to shoot, but not exactly an efficient EDC. Still, I’d kinda like a Vaquero. Maybe two, wear one cross draw…
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I’ve got a first-generation Vaquero, passed down from the father-in-law. It’s a nice gun, admittedly not very practical for modern EDC, but fun to shoot, nonetheless. Honestly, if I ever got a decent bit of acreage, or even joined as hunting club, I could see carrying the Vaquero, with the .45 Colt Winchester 94 on the ATV.
I’d like a Ruger Vaquero myownself.
With open carry in Texas, it would be fun to add to the Texas image.
Maybe not the fire power of a modern blaster, but it would darn sure lead one to make sure the first shot counted.
I favor black powder loads. A 260 grain bullet at over 950fps is big medicine, and there’s something about that giant cloud of white smoke that shuts down ALL activity as people go “what the h*** was THAT?”
If I took the time to make it reliable, my repro Walker Colt is big medicine, big smoke, and big flash all in one.
The Navy Colt does a pretty good job of putting a lead pill out as well.