White City Sheriff's Deputies Capture Shooting Suspect Attempting to Flee, Victim in Local Hospital

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office 

WHITE CITY, Ore. - Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responded to a report of a gun shot victim in White City with a suspect running from the scene. JCSO White City deputies were on scene within minutes to provide life-saving measures to the victim and capture the suspect attempting to flee.

 

Last night at 11:15 p.m. ECSO Dispatch received a call for shots fired and someone running from the scene. At 11:23 p.m. JCSO White City deputies located the victim near the intersection of 29th Street and Falcon and began life-saving measures. Nearby on Falcon Street, another White City deputy located the suspect attempting to flee and detained him without incident.

 

The victim was transported via Mercy Flights to a local hospital and is in serious but stable condition. The suspect, Romualdo Balero, 33, of White City, is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, felon in possession of a firearm, menacing, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Balero is also known as Romualdo Angulo Llanes. He was booked and lodged in the Jackson County Jail.

 

JCSO detectives arrived on scene and took over the investigation. This case is open and ongoing with detectives following additional leads. There is no more information available at this time.


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