Officer involved shooting – 12th Avenue and Arthur

Around 2 p.m. today, Eugene Police had located a man wanted out of a Portland-area agency for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree with a Firearm, Assault in the First Degree with a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Detectives had been surveilling him when he began to leave in a truck about 4:30 p.m. Two SWAT vehicles pinned him in to prevent him from escape. Eugene Police's Crisis Negotiation Team took over negotiating with the man for almost 2 1/2 hours before shots were fired around 6:26 p.m. Officers moved up with shields even though the suspect was thought to still have access to a firearm. They provided emergency first aid with a tourniquet until Eugene Springfield Fire medics were able to get into the scene. The suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries.

As pursuant to Oregon Law, Lane County's Interagency Deadly Force Investigation team has responded and assumed primary investigative role for the use of force. Lane County's IDFIT's work begins immediately after an incident. The Lane County Deadly Force Plan provides "a framework for a consistent response to an officer's use of deadly physical force that treats the law enforcement officer fairly and promotes public confidence in the criminal justice system." In Oregon, deadly use of force incidents are conducted by investigators who are independent of the involved agency. This is provided for under Senate Bill 111, which was passed by the 2007 Oregon Legislature. Lane County adopted guidelines under this law in 2008, as did the City of Eugene. Since that time, every deadly use of force with Eugene Police Department involvement has been handled by representatives of other law enforcement agencies under IDFIT and referred to the Lane County District Attorney's Office. This guarantees a separation from the involved agency and greater transparency. The Lane County District Attorney receives and reviews the IDFIT's findings to determine if there were any crimes committed during the incident and response. Until the conclusion of the IDFIT investigation and review of findings by the LCDA, we will be honoring the process by referring media questions to the DA's Office.

During the incident, Central Lane 911 sent out a CENS message to residents about one block out to stay inside and avoid the area.

Please note: If you live in that area, and didn't receive a message, this may be because you don't have a landline and are using a cellphone. You must sign up in order to receive these messages for a cell phone, whereas a landline it is automatic. This is due to the laws around cell phones. People need to opt in to receive these messages on their cell phones. To sign up:

https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/publicUser.aspx?regionid=1087