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Police kill person in rural Lane County, another suspect arrested for murder

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Officials from three law enforcement agencies responded to a rural residence in northwest Lane County on Thursday evening.

UPDATE:

The Lane County Sheriff said a suspect in the original shooting was arrested Friday after turning himself in. Everett Scott Fuller was charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree and is lodged at the Lane County Jail.

Police said an initial investigation has concluded that a person at the residence fired towards law enforcement. Police said the person who shot a gun at law enforcement was determined not to have been Fuller.

The incident remains under investigation.

Original story

Police said they shot and killed a person during a dispute in rural northwest Lane County on Thursday evening.

Lane County Sheriff's deputies, along with officers from Oregon State Police and Springfield Police, responded to a house in the 95000 block of E. Five Rivers Road, about 20 miles north of the community of Deadwood, around 10 p.m. on Dec. 26.

Police said a caller reported that one person was already dead.

Police said responding officers "attempted contact" and then fired their weapons and killed another person. Police did not release any information about either of the people who were killed.

No law enforcement members were injured.

Police said they are searching for a 55-year-old “person of interest” named Everett Scott Fuller, who they describe as "a white male adult with gray hair, gray beard, hazel eyes, weighing approximately 170 pounds and standing approximately 5’11” tall."

They said Fuller should be considered “armed and dangerous” and should not be approached. They did not describe Fuller's potential involvement in the deadly incident.

Police are asking anyone who knows of Fuller’s whereabouts to call 911.

As of late Friday morning, law enforcement officers remained on the scene.

Chris Lehman has been reporting on Oregon issues since 2006. He joined the KLCC news department in December 2018 and became News Director in March 2023. Chris was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. His public broadcasting career includes stops in Louisiana and Illinois. Chris has filed for national programs including “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”