Man shot on west Eugene bike path

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Published: 4/17/2012 7:19 am

Updated: 4/23/2012 4:36 pm

EUGENE, Ore. (KMTR) -– Eugene police have confirmed that a man was shot early Tuesday morning at a bike path near West 11^th Avenue and City View Street. The incident happened around 4:45 AM, but police are not sure of the exact location.

“At this point we have not enough information to go on to be able to find a suspect or even a crime scene that we can verify. As time goes on maybe that will be clarified for us, be we don't know yet,” said Eugene Police Sergeant Kevin McCormick.

Investigators say the victim walked into the Sacred Heart University District emergency room and said he had been shot. Doctors confirmed to police there are a couple of bullet wounds in the back of the man's head.

The victim is talking but police say they have been unable to get clear information from him.

The victim’s name and condition have not been released.

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Baldr Odinson - 4/17/2012 11:55 PM

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This is the tenth shooting in our area already this year, higher than this point last year, which was a record year. It'll be interesting to see if more is learned about this shooting. On a related note, on Mother's Day (May 13) there will be a march for gun violence awareness, sponsored by Ceasefire Oregon and Million Mom March, at 2PM, at EWEB plaza.

eugenecj - 4/17/2012 11:14 AM

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I can see how a couple of bullet wounds in the back of a person's head might explain why police have been unable to get clear information from him. I live very close to this area so would be very interested to know whether this shooting was just random or personal. Just a guess but, since this man walked to the hospital after being shot in the head, it seems he didn't have a cell and/or for some other reason didn't attempt to ask anyone for help, or to call for an ambulance or emergency assistance. I wonder, if this was one of the numerous homeless people that seem to "stay" around that area. I hope he's able to tell them what happened and they are able to make an arrest. In spite of the absence of other facts, a couple bullet holes in the HEAD suggest attempted murder, and the fact that it was in the BACK of his head, doesn't appear like he was facing the shooter or involved in a fight or assaulting anyone.(at least at the moment he was shot)

justmy2 - 4/17/2012 10:45 AM

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Sounds like there is a little more to this story then a randum bike path shooting.

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