Subject is deceased.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- NewsWatch 12 reporter Brett Taylor says tonight's police standoff in Grants Pass is done, with reports that suspect Benjamin Foster is dead.
Grants Pass Police Department (GPPD) at 8:12pm issued an advisory update: "
ALL CLEAR. The Police activity near Shane Way and Sun Glo Drive has been CANCELLED, resume normal activities. Thank you for your cooperation."
They said this evening that they'd located 36-year-old Benjamin Foster of Wolf Creek beneath the home where the woman had been beaten. GPPD surrounded the home and blocked the neighborhood in a police standoff that apparently ended around 8pm.
GPPD Chief Warren Hensman said yesterday in pursuit of Foster, "A man that has displayed the horrific acts of violence that he has done thus far, I wouldn't put anything past this man. That's why it's absolutely critical that we get this man in custody, and ASAP. Time is of the essence, and we need to get this man in custody, and we need to get him in custody yesterday."
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Police had a warrant for Foster's arrest on attempted murder, kidnapping and assault charges. GPPD started its case and its search last week for Foster, tracking him and his car to Sunny Valley where it says he drove it over an embankment to destroy criminal case evidence.
Police K9s picked up on his scent there Thursday night, as police recovered the car, and kept looking for Foster until locating him today.
GPPD involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the case yesterday.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Officials confirm with Newswatch12 that Benjamin Foster has died.
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