UPDATE: Bend Police Seek Tesla Drivers' Assistance In Homicide Investigation (Photo) - 08/04/23
UPDATE #4:
Bend Police are again asking the public for assistance in our ongoing investigation of Evelyn Weaver’s homicide.
Under certain circumstances, Tesla vehicles collect video footage both while they’re moving and when stationary. Bend Police are asking Tesla owners and drivers who may have been in Bend on July 14 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to review their video.
We are looking for video that shows Weaver’s 2004 silver Honda CR-V with Oregon license plate 085BMP (a photo of which is attached to this press release) as well as anyone walking in the 200 block of NW Hill Street.
We are seeking video from the following areas:
- NW Florida Avenue between Chamberlain and Hill streets
- NW Chamberlain, Sisemore, Harriman and Hill streets between NW Florida Avenue and NW Arizona Avenue
- Southbound Bend Parkway
- SE Third Street
If you locate any video of interest, please contact Detective Sgt. Tommy Russell at 541-312-7955 or trussell@bendoregon.gov.
UPDATE #3:
Bend Police continue to investigate the homicide on NW Hill Street.
The victim’s vehicle was located on July 20 at the corner of Shasta Way and Division Street in Klamath Falls. Surveillance video shows the vehicle stopping at that location in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 15. We have attached still images from the surveillance video that show the vehicle where it was found, and a person who exited the vehicle.
Bend Police are asking the public for further assistance and to contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911 with any information.
Bend residents are asked to look through any surveillance video you may have between July 8 and July 14 for a person whose description and clothing may match the attached image.
In addition, businesses and residents along U.S. Highway 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls are asked to review any surveillance video they may have between the hours of 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 and 3:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15 to look for the 2004 silver Honda CR-V or the person in the attached image.
Anyone who traveled between Bend and Klamath Falls between the hours of 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 14 and 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 who may have encountered this vehicle or its occupant is also asked to contact nonemergency dispatch.
This remains an active investigation.
UPDATE #2:
This morning, Bend Police learned that a member of the public had located Evelyn Weaver’s silver Honda CR-V in Southern Oregon. The vehicle was unoccupied.
Bend Police detectives are en route to collect the vehicle and investigate the area where it was found.
Forensics and evidence collection continues at Weaver’s home in the 200 block of NW Hill Street.
We appreciate the public’s attention and assistance as this investigation continues.
UPDATE:
The 28-year-old woman found dead on July 18 at a home in the 200 block of NW Hill Street has been identified as Evelyn Jeanette Weaver.
Weaver’s death is now being investigated as a homicide.
The Major Incident Team has been activated and is working with Bend Police detectives to investigate this case. Oregon State Police Forensics Lab is also assisting in the case.
Police will remain on scene at the home through at least Friday as they collect evidence and complete a forensic investigation.
Bend Police are looking for Weaver’s 2004 silver Honda CR-V, Oregon license plate 085BMP. Two pictures of Weaver’s vehicle are attached. If you see this vehicle, do not approach it – call 911.
If you have any information on Weaver’s death or had any interaction with Weaver between July 13 and July 18 and have not yet been in contact with Bend Police, please contact the nonemergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911.
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Date: July 18, 2023
Case #: 2023-00043395
Incident: Death investigation underway in NW Bend
Date / Time of Incident: July 18, 2023 / 11:18 a.m.
Location: 200 block of NW Hill Street, Bend
Victim: 28-year-old Bend woman
Bend Police are currently investigating a suspicious death in the 200 block of NW Hill Street in Bend.
Officers responded to a call at approximately 11:18 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18 from a Bend man who went to the NW Hill Street home to check on the resident and found the woman unresponsive. Upon arrival, officers determined the 28-year-old Bend woman was dead in the home. The death is being treated as suspicious.
Officers will be on scene at the home for an extended period of time as the investigation continues.