(SEASIDE, Ore. 7/9/26) – On Wednesday, June 8, 2026, at approximately 1:36 p.m., Oregon State Police received a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for an adult male operating a silver Toyota 4Runner who was wanted on homicide charges out of Washington state and believed to be headed into Oregon.
OSP rapidly mobilized units around the state and issued a statewide Attempt to Locate (ATL) to alert local police agencies.
Just after 5 p.m., OSP received information that the suspect was possibly on the northern Oregon coast. At approximately 6:19 p.m., officers from the Seaside Police Department located the suspect inside his vehicle on Sunset Boulevard near Greenway Drive in Seaside. Officers from the Gearhart and Cannon Beach Police Departments responded to the area to assist Seaside police.
As officers approached the vehicle, the suspect fired at responding officers and officers from the Gearhart and Cannon Beach Police Departments returned fire. Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspect drove away. The suspect was found soon after, deceased inside the vehicle a short distance from the initial location.
There were no other reported injuries.
The involved officers will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation per standard protocol.
Pursuant to standard protocols for deadly force incidents (Senate Bill 111 protocol) the Oregon State Police is leading the investigation with the assistance of the Clatsop County Major Crimes Team.
The suspect has been identified as Hayes Miles McCloud (24) of Eatonville, Washington, the suspect in the double homicide in Washington.
The investigation is ongoing. No additional information about the incident is available for release at this time. Future updates will be provided by the Clatsop County District Attorney’s Office.
About the Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police (OSP) is a multi-disciplined organization that is charged with protecting the people, wildlife, and natural resources in Oregon. OSP enforces traffic laws on the state’s roadways, investigates and solves crime, conducts postmortem examinations and forensic analysis, and provides background checks, and law enforcement data. The agency regulates gaming and enforces fish, wildlife, and natural resource laws. OSP is comprised of more than 1,400 staff members – including troopers, investigators, and professional staff – who provide a full range of policing and public safety services to Oregon and other law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon.
