Coos County Sheriff deputies responded to a several 911 calls reporting gunshots early Tuesday (Feb. 13) morning at the Seaport RV Park located in Charleston. When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Ian Cowan, a Charleston resident dead from an apparent gunshot wound. The calls started coming in at 8: 10 a.m. according to a release from the Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier.
Immediately, according to the release, the Coos County Major Crime Team was activated to assist in the investigation.
Late in the morning of the same day, law enforcement arrested 32-year-old Alyssia R. Nelson, also a Charleston resident on a charge of murder in the second degree. “It is believed Cowan and Nelson were living together at the RV park,” the release states. “The Coos County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on the case and was assisted by members of the Oregon State Police, the Coos Bay Police, North Bend Police, Coquille Tribe Police, the Bandon Police, the Coos County Medical Examiner’s office and the Coos County District Attorney’s Office.”
According to the district attorney, Nelson’s first court appearance will be Wed. Feb. 14, at 8:15 a.m. in the Coos County Circuit Court.
“I intend to file with the court this afternoon (Feb. 13) charging Nelson with Murder in the Second degree,” Frasier said in the release. “Anyone who has information about this case is encouraged to contact the Coos County Sheriff’s office.”
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