LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A man who was found dead after a crash near Corvallis on Saturday has been identified and his death remains under investigation, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Shortly before 4:30 a.m., firefighters with the Corvallis Fire Department responded to the crash near Peoria Road and Highway 34.

Firefighters arrived to the scene and found 30-year-old Christopher Joseph Smith, from Albany, in a gray 2013 Chevrolet Camaro that had crashed into a fence. The sheriff’s office says firefighters found Smith has been shot.

Smith died at the scene from his injuries.

A criminal investigation has begun, and no other details have been released at this time.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Scott Tennant at (541) 967-3950.

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