Bend, OR. – Official Release: At approximately 6:36 p.m. on Thursday, April 17th, Bend Police responded to a report of a shooting that had just occurred near Team Kia of Bend on NE Purcell Blvd in Bend. It was reported that someone driving a gray Audi station wagon had shot at the occupants of a Honda passenger car and fled the scene.
Officers found evidence consistent with the shooting at the scene. Contact was made with the occupants of the Honda and found that none had been injured in the shooting. It was found that the Honda had been damaged by the gunfire during the incident.
Officers were able to determine that 29-year-old Tyler Mendoza was the driver of the Audi station wagon. Mendoza was found to be at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of SE Tempest Dr in Bend. Officers responded to the location along with deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response (CERT) team arrived and eventually took Mendoza into custody at approximately 9:34 p.m.
Mendoza was arrested on suspicion of attempted Assault I and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. The handgun used in the shooting was later recovered.
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