MEDFORD, Ore. — Someone is making a local — and public — statement related to the murder of a national insurance company executive, and Medford police are looking for that graffiti suspect.
The words, “Deny, Defend, Depose” are mixed with the symbol for anarchy on a sound barrier wall in South Medford between Interstate 5 and Rogue Valley Manor.
Those three words were found on ammunition used in a deadly New York shooting of national insurance company leader last week. United Healthcare’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson died from the ambush shooting, and police today arrested 26-year-old suspect Luigi Nicholas Mangione for the Manhattan killing.
While New York police say they were helped by a restaurant employee tip that led authorities to the murder suspect, Medford Police Department (MPD) told NewsWatch 12 regarding the South Medford graffiti vandalism known as tagging, “We have no known investigative leads at this time and no suspect information. If the public has information about this case, they can call us at 541-770-4783 and reference case number 24-19932.”
MPD says the tagging is on private property, and MPD took a report of the graffiti and will work with the property owner to get it removed within 10 days.
NewsWatch 12 talked to its owner today, Rogue Valley Manor. Manor Executive Director Dave Keaton told NewsWatch 12 today the Manor has had no specific threats.
Keaton says the wall along I-5 “seems to be a good message board for everybody.” He said it recently had comments about the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Keaton says the wall’s location along I-5 and Bear Creek makes it a target location for tagging. He says the manor keeps paint on hand because graffiti happens commonly to its wall — so “Deny, Defend, Depose,” will get painted over soon.
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