EPD: Three arrested after shots fired incident at Willagillespie Elementary parking lot

Eugene, OR – Police officials said the shooting occurred right after 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

It happened at Willagillespie Elementary parking lot.

The 911 caller told the dispatcher that shots were fired from a blue Ford Explorer in the Willagillespie Elementary School parking lot.

Two vehicles were involved in the incident and the suspect vehicle from which shots were fired fled northbound on Delta.

Eugene Police patrol and detective units responded to the incident.

A short time later the Explorer was spotted by Eugene Police and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

A pursuit ensued until the vehicle attempted to drive across a field and into a creek near Greenhill north of Royal.

The three Explorer occupants were compliant and subsequently arrested and later charged:

• Driver – 19-year-old Alexander Mullins, Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Unlawful Use Weapon, Reckless Endangering, Elude Vehicle, Tampering with Evidence
• Front Passenger – 17-year-old male, Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Reckless Endangering, Tampering with Evidence, Unlawful Purchase Firearm,
• Back passenger – 20-year-old Isyk Bartlett, Parole Violation