Lane County, OR. – Official Release: On the afternoon of December 27th, Everett Scott Fuller turned himself in to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Fuller was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail on charges of Murder in the 2nd Degree.
Further investigation revealed that a resident had fired shots toward law enforcement after they arrived on scene. This resident was struck by gunfire from law enforcement and died from their injuries, but was later determined not to be Fuller.
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on traumatic event leave as is standard protocol in deadly force incidents.
The investigation is being conducted by the Lane County Inter-Agency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT), pursuant to the Lane County District Attorney’s Office Deadly Force Plan under Senate Bill 111 of the 2007 Oregon Legislative Session. IDFIT is comprised of investigators from the Oregon State Police, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Eugene Police Department, Springfield Police Department, Cottage Grove Police Department, and Florence Police Department.
Original report: On December 26th at about 10 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies, Oregon State Troopers, and Springfield Police officers responded to a residence in the 95000 block of E. Five Rivers Road, Tidewater, for a report of a dispute with shots fired. A caller reported one person was deceased.
When law enforcement personnel arrived and attempted contact with people at the property, an officer-involved shooting occurred. One resident was struck by gunfire and died from their injuries. No officers were injured.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 55-year-old Everett Scott Fuller of Tidewater. He is considered a person of interest at this time. Fuller is described as a white male adult with gray hair, gray beard, hazel eyes, weighing approximately 170 pounds and standing approximately 5’11” tall.
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