UPDATE (4/17 7:45 a.m.): Eugene Police issued a news release Friday morning indicating the suspects in this case have been identified and charged. 23-year-old Kody James Paz was arrested for Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, and Bias Crime in the First Degree. The second suspect is age 13 and has been charged with Assault in the Third Degree, and Bias Crime in the First Degree.
Original story:
Eugene Police are asking the public for help finding two people who assaulted a Black man late Wednesday night on Willakenzie Road.
Police say the victim, in his 40s, was out for a walk and was struck in the head and called a racial slur. One suspect was wearing a dark colored hoodie and a baseball hat.
He’s described as being in his 20s to 30s and of short height and a heavy build, with brown curly afro-style hair..
There was a second suspect described as a short, thin, male, wearing a multi-colored hoodie with dark pants and shoes.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries.
Eugene Police ask anyone with information on this crime to contact the investigating detective at 541.682.5292