POLICE ARREST MAN FOR FIRING GUN DURING DISTURBANCE

Grants Pass Police Department

On Monday, November 15, 2021, at approximately 1:45 AM, Josephine County 911 received an emergency phone call from a resident in the 400 block of NE D St.  The female caller reported two men, one known to her, were physically fighting inside her home. The caller also reported one of the male subjects was armed with a gun. Grants Pass Police were immediately dispatched to the scene. Police officers arriving at the incident location reported hearing several gunshots coming from the direction of the residence.  

In the driveway of the residence, officers encountered the female caller who was loading her two small children into her vehicle. Officers evacuated the woman and both children to a safe location nearby. One of the male subjects involved in the fight was contacted at the residence and detained for questioning. The second male involved in the fight was unaccounted for and was identified as 32-year-old Matthew Bryan. Through the investigation that followed, it was believed Brian was armed and was the individual that fired several shots during the disturbance.  It was unknown if Brian fled the residence as police were arriving. Police established a perimeter around the home to contain the situation.

Detectives and members of the Crisis Negotiations Team from the Grants Pass Police responded to assist at the scene. At 4:40 AM, police officers assigned to securing the scene's perimeter contacted Bryan walking along the canal near NE C St. Bryan was taken into custody without incident. Bryan was subsequently lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Assault 2 and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.