Police: Oregon officer fatally shoots reportedly suicidal man

Published 8:41 pm Monday, March 30, 2015

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene, Oregon, police spokeswoman says an officer has fatally shot a reportedly suicidal man.

Spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin says the shooting in the Bethel neighborhood happened shortly after 5 p.m. Monday.

McLaughlin says police had responded to a call about a suicidal person.

Neither the dead man nor the officer was immediately identified. No officers were injured.

The spokeswoman says an interagency team will investigate the shooting.