Medford Police Arrest 19 Year Old After December 5 Shooting Investigation Expands

MEDFORD, Ore. — Nineteen-year-old Audrik Darling of Medford has been arrested in connection with a shooting on December 5 and a kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon on October 11, 2025.

In a news release, the Medford Police Department states that Darling was arrested by detectives, the MPD SWAT Team and members of MADGE in the Medford Center parking lot on Thursday afternoon.

Darling was arrested in connection with the December 5 shooting that occurred near the intersection of Marie and Stevens Streets.

Darling was also on the MPD radar with a kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon in an incident on October 11.

He was initially lodged on charges related to the October incident, but yesterday, MPD detectives added charges related to the December 5 incident. The police have also recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the December incident.

While officers canvassed the area around the location of the December 5 shooting, the Providence Emergency Department contacted the police about an individual who had arrived at the hospital with a non-life-threatening bullet wound to the abdomen.

A police investigation revealed that the suspect and the victim knew one another, leading to Darling’s indictment by a Jackson County Grand Jury on December 9.

Apart from second-degree assault assault in both cases, Darling is facing charges of first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault, and the unauthorized use of a vehicle in the October incident.

In the December incident, Darling is facing charges of attempted murder, first-degree criminal murder, and the unlawful use of a weapon.