2 arrested in shooting death near rendezvous

2 arrested in shooting death near rendezvous

EVANSTON (WNE) — A Mountain View man was shot to death Saturday evening, according to a press release issued by the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office late Sunday. Two Lyman residents have been arrested in connection with the death. 

“On Aug. 31, at approximately 5:48 p.m., the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls in reference to a shooting in Fort Bridger,” according to the release. 

Law enforcement from the Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol, Wyoming State Parks Police and Lyman Police Department responded to a residence just east of the Fort Bridger Rendezvous, where Jeremy Jaques, 48, of Mountain View, was found deceased from multiple gunshot wounds, the release states. 

Witnesses at the scene identified Skyler Gray, 36, and Shawdawn Oehler, 34, both of Lyman, as suspects in connection with the shooting. 

Gray and Oehler were located outside a residence in Lyman and were arrested without incident. 

They are currently being held at the Uinta County Detention Center. 

Uinta County Sheriff Andy Kopp confirmed reports that the victim and suspects were not active participants in the Ft. Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous, which was taking place just west of the shooting. 

He said the shooting took place at a residence in Fort Bridger, where Jaques was working as a tattoo artist. 

The investigation is ongoing and charges against Gray and Oehler are pending. 

This story was published on September 4, 2024.