On July 15, what initially began as a call of menacing with an armed weapon escalated to the Eugene Police Department blocking parts of 11th Avenue and Jefferson Street in the Jefferson-Washington neighborhood.
At 9:15 am, Eugene police responded to a call of someone menacing with an armed weapon, EPD spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin tells
Eugene Weekly.
At 1 pm, police were trying to contact him, McLaughlin says.
At the 1100 block of Jefferson, EPD had several police officers present, Eugene-Springfield Fire Department officials, a drone flying overhead and a BearCat.
At 2:27 pm, many people in the area of the 1100 block of Jefferson received an emergency alert on their phones, saying to shelter in place.