Eugene Police said they shot and injured a man Wednesday who they say was threatening people with a shotgun.
Police said around 12:30 p.m., they received reports of someone in the 1400 block of Railroad Boulevard who was menacing people.
"The report was of a male individual who had a shotgun, walking down the street, wielding the shotgun, walking in and out of traffic, trying to stop traffic, pointing the shotgun at individuals," Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner told reporters at a press conference Wedensday afternoon.
Skinner said police received as many as seven or eight different calls from community members. He said officers tracked the suspect eastward, and tried to convince him to drop the weapon, but were unsuccessful.
He said near the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Madison Street, officers confronted the suspect again, who proceeded with "some behavior then that that resulted in the use of deadly force by an officer."
He said an officer fired at least one shot at the suspect, who was left injured but still immediately conscious.
"At some point we have to draw a line. We're not gonna let that happen anymore. We're gonna let somebody just continue to terrorize our community members with a shotgun," said Skinner. "And that line for us was 2nd and Madison. Oakshire Brewing is right there—very busy, busy place."
Skinner said police immediately rendered aid to the suspect, who was taken to the hospital with injuries that are considered non-life-threatening. Skinner said he believed the suspect was in surgery as of just after 3 p.m.
Skinner said didn't know whether the suspect fired his weapon. He described the suspect as a white male, around 40 years of age. He said police know the suspect's name, but he did not identify the suspect when speaking to reporters.
This story will be updated.
