Third suspect sentenced in shooting on W. 18th Avenue

Dejuan Debrail Stevens, age 24, of Eugene, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for his role in the double homicide which occurred at 2810 W. 18^th Avenue on January 20, 2023.

Stevens pled guilty to two counts of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Robbery in the First Degree.

This is the last defendant in this case.

The previous defendants were also sentenced in August 2024.

The incident occurred January 20, 2023. EPD responded to 2810 W 18th Avenue to what became a double homicide. The two victims, Breanna Don Dapron, age 20, and Dylan Wayne George, age 31, were both struck by gunfire fired through the living room window. George died at the scene, while Dapron died later in the hospital from her injuries.

Three suspects were identified and arrested. The getaway driver, Mridul Raghav, age 21, of Eugene was previously convicted of two counts of Robbery in the First Degree and sentenced to 150 months Department of Corrections plus 36 months post-prison supervision.

On August 16, 2024, the identified shooter, Vaughn Pierre Derry Jr., age 24, of Eugene, took a plea deal wherein he received a life sentence for the murders, with a possibility of parole after 30 years. He also pled guilty to Robbery and received 90 months to run concurrent with his life sentence.