Snake River Correctional Institution guards fire two warning shots to stop fight involving nearly 70 inmates

ONTARIO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A struggle between two inmates Saturday afternoon in a recreation yard on the Snake River Correctional Establishment led to a bigger disturbance involving practically 70 inmates that solely stopped when guards fired two warning photographs from an commentary tower, officers stated.

The incident started round 1:40 p.m. Saturday with a “one-on-one altercation” involving two inmates on the Ontario jail, Oregon’s largest state jail, which homes about 3,000 adults in custody, the Oregon Division of Corrections stated.

It occurred close to a shift change, from day to swing shift, when there have been about 240 inmates within the Advanced 2 yard throughout recreation time.

After the 2 inmates concerned within the struggle had been escorted out of the realm, a disturbance started involving about 67 different inmates.

Verbal instructions making an attempt to cease the struggle got and a single warning shot was fired from the commentary tower into the “warning shot pit,” officers stated. Some ceased combating, however others “didn’t cease their aggressive habits, prompting a second warning shot,” the company stated in a press release. The second shot ended all the combating.

Oregon State Police had been notified and an inner investigation was begun, throughout which Advanced 2 was placed on lockdown standing. These concerned within the incident had been housed on “administrative maintain” standing pending the result of the investigation.

Visitation for inmates within the complicated was canceled Sunday. There is no such thing as a visiting on Mondays and Tuesdays on the jail.

The inmates concerned within the struggle got medical evaluations “as wanted,” the division stated. No main accidents had been reported, and no emergency medical transports to a hospital had been required.

DOC Communications Supervisor Amber Campbell stated the company “appreciates the skilled response to the incident by the SRCI employees.”