Grants Pass standoff: Officers rescue hostage, gunman in custody

Grants Pass standoff: Officers rescue hostage, gunman in custody

A dramatic hostage situation unfolded on March 4, 2026, when a man allegedly shot himself and held an elderly person hostage inside a home on Leonard Road.

Man Arrested After Hostage Situation and Shooting Inside Grants Pass Home

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (Mar. 13, 2026) — A man accused of holding two elderly residents hostage inside a Grants Pass home after shooting himself in the leg was arrested following a tense police response that ended with officers forcing entry into the residence after hearing additional gunfire, authorities said. The incident began around 5:44 p.m. on March 4, when 911 dispatchers received an emergency call from an elderly woman who reported that a man…