Crime, Law & Justice

Triple-Homicide Suspect Oen Nicholson In Custody

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published June 20, 2021 at 8:56 AM PDT

The alleged murderer of three people in North Bend has turned himself in, according to North Bend Police.

30-year-old Oen Evan Nicholson was sought in a hit-and-run incident and two fatal shootings on Friday. One victim, Charles Simms Nicholson, is believed to be his father. One woman in the hit-and-run is in critical condition.

After eluding law enforcement, Nicholson has reportedly surrendered to officials in Wisconsin. We’ll have updates on this story as more details are gathered.

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Brian Bull is a part-time reporter for the KLCC News department, and first began working with the station in 2016. He's been a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (25 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Indigenous Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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