BEND, OR -- A Bend man is dead and his mother hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after  an incident in southeast Bend, yesterday.  Just before 4 p.m., medics were called to Donkey Sled Road by a man reporting an unconscious woman who wasn't breathing.  Paramedics discovered 60-year old Susan Stafford in the front yard, with a critical chest wound.  When police responded, 23-year old Seth Roberts retreated into the home... that's when Officers heard one gunshot.

 

After attempts to contact Roberts failed, CERT-team members entered the home and found the man dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.  Neighbors were evacuated during the ordeal, but were allowed home around 8 p.m.

 

As of Thursday morning, Stafford was listed in good condition at St Charles Medical Center.  Bend Police say the investigation into Wednesday's events remain under investigation.

 

--- UPDATE ---

Bend Police investigators confirm Stafford was stabbed by her son.  She continues to recover at St. Charles Medical Center.