Last night at
approximately 10:23 p.m., Eugene Police units assisting Junction City Police in
a search for a wanted suspect, Victor Burgoyne, age 44, located him in the N.
Danebo area. Patrol attempted to conduct a traffic stop, and a pursuit ensued.
Lane County
Sheriff’s Office deployed spike strips near Hwy. 99 and Beltline. Burgoyne
stopped the vehicle in the middle of the roadway a short distance away and shot
himself while officers were still just arriving in their vehicles. The vehicle
veered off the roadway and came to a stop in the area of Hwy 99N and McDougal
Street.
Burgoyne was
transported to a local hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. He was later
declared deceased.
Case 20-09550