Police were called to an apartment complex where a woman reported a man had held her and a child hostage at rifle-point and threatened to kill her and her child, police said. He apparently went to a different apartment and was shot and killed when he came out with a rifle and allegedly pointed it at police.
Victim's Name: Roger Craig Nielsen
Agency Responsible: Eugene Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: September 26, 2017
County: Lane
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2985
Geography: Suburban