Update: Thursday morning information from police
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Bend Police, the investigation continues Thursday morning following Wednesday evening’s shooting in the Safeway East parking lot.
“The victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening and he has been treated and released. Detectives believe that this was a targeted incident. The suspect in this shooting is not in custody. As the investigation is ongoing, only limited information is being released at this time,” Sheila Miller, Bend Police Department’s Communications Manager said in a press release.
Update: Official press release from Bend Police Department at 7:53 p.m.
Below is the official press release from the Bend Police Department.
News Release from Bend Police Dept.
Posted on FlashAlert: October 29th, 2025 7:53 PM
Date: Oct. 29, 2025
Case #: 2025-00064718
Incident: Bend man shot in parking lot of Safeway East
Date / Time of Incident: Oct. 29, 2025 / 6:07 p.m.
Location: Safeway East, 2650 NE Highway 20, Bend
Victim: 18-year-old Bend resident
At approximately 6:07 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, Bend Police responded to a report of an assault and shooting in the parking lot of Safeway in the 2600 block of NE Highway 20 in Bend.
When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man Bend resident with serious injuries from a gunshot wound. Bend Fire & Rescue transported the victim by ambulance to St. Charles Bend.
The suspect in this incident is not in custody at this time. Officers believe this was an isolated incident, and that there is not a threat to the general public.
There is a large police presence in the area as detectives and officers continue to investigate the incident, and we ask community members to continue to avoid the area.
Previous report:
At approximately 6:07 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, Bend Police responded to a report of an assault and shooting in the parking lot of Safeway in the 2600 block of NE Highway 20 in Bend.
When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man Bend resident with serious injuries from a gunshot wound. Bend Fire & Rescue transported the victim by ambulance to St. Charles Bend.
The suspect in this incident is not in custody at this time. Officers believe this was an isolated incident, and that there is not a threat to the general public.
There is a large police presence in the area as detectives and officers continue to investigate the incident, and we ask community members to continue to avoid the area.
One person was shot in the parking lot of the East Bend Safeway Wednesday evening and a suspect fled and remains at large, police told KTVZ News.
Numerous law enforcement converged on the parking lot to investigate the reported assault. Nearby St. Charles Bend went into “modified lockout” for a time, though police at the time cited no threat to the general public.
Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller told KTVZ News that the shooting victim was rushed to nearby St. Charles Bend, which went into “modified lockout” for a time.
Earlier, she said officers were quickly on scene of the assault, reported at 6:07 p.m.
“They have a pretty big area cordoned off,” Miller told us.
Bend Police were being assisted in the on-scene investigaton by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police.
In a Facebook post around 6:30 p.m., police said, “There is no known threat to the general public at this time.” Miller confirmed to us that was still the case an hour later.
“An investigation will continue for an extended period of time and community members are asked to avoid the area,” police added.
St. Charles Bend Public Information Officer Alandra Johnson told us shortly after 7 p.m., “In partnership with local law enforcement we went into a modified lockout due to the nature of the activity in the area.”
Emergency patients were not diverted elsewhere, Johnson said, as they “continued to screen and allow people into the Emergency Department (while all other doors were restricted.) And that has now been lifted.”
