Grants Pass man killed in Merlin shooting on Monday, OSP confirms Neither OSP or the Josephine County Sheriff's Office have yet indicated if there is a suspect in the shooting, or if anyone was taken into custody. Posted: Dec 15, 2020 4:02 PM Updated: Dec 15, 2020 4:53 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MERLIN, Ore. — Oregon State Police has released more details about a shooting in Merlin on Monday morning, confirming that one man was killed. OSP said that troopers and Josephine County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting at 200 Corporate Way in Merlin just before 7 a.m. At the scene, officers found 56-year-old Kurt Krauss of Grants Pass dead.