Late-Night South Eugene Shooting Leaves One Critically Injured, Police Say Between Groups

A person was found critically injured in the parking lot of Chase Gardens Medical Center, 330 S. Garden Way, after callers reported shots fired in the Marche Chase Drive and Kinsrow Avenue area around 9:45–9:46 p.m. Tuesday, Eugene police said. Officers provided immediate medical aid until Eugene Springfield Fire arrived and transported the person to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Callers first reported shots and people running in the Marche Chase Drive and Kinsrow Avenue area at about 9:45–9:46 p.m., and shortly afterward another call said an injured person was at the parking lot at 330 S. Garden Way, according to Eugene Police Department dispatch information. While officers were still responding, they located the injured person at the Chase Gardens Medical Center parking lot and began emergency care on scene.

The Eugene Police Department assigned its Violent Crimes Unit and Forensic Evidence Unit to the investigation and listed the incident as case number 26-02499. Melinda McLaughlin, a department spokesperson, said, "This is not a random act of violence, but instead is an incident between a group of individuals." Investigators are processing the scene and collecting forensic evidence as the probe continues.

Neighbor MacKenzie Erb told KEZI reporter Tayten Torgrimson she heard two “pops” at about 9:45 p.m., which she initially thought sounded like a car backfiring. Erb said about 10 minutes later she heard “sirens, and the sirens kept coming and coming,” and that she saw “about 10 or so vehicles with lights on it” in the neighborhood.

As of the latest updates, no suspect identities, arrests, or charges have been announced and no weapon details have been released. Police have not provided the injured person’s name, age, gender, or an updated medical status beyond the description of life-threatening or critical injuries; KEZI noted that the injured person’s current condition remained unknown in its reporting.

The Eugene Police Department is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the department and reference case number 26-02499. Investigators have identified several follow-up lines of inquiry, including canvassing for surveillance footage and interviewing additional witnesses in the Marche Chase Drive, Kinsrow Avenue, and Garden Way areas.