UPDATE #2: At approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Bend Police took a 17-year-old Redmond resident into custody on suspicion of the Oct. 29 shooting in the eastside Safeway parking lot. He was transported to the Bend Police Department and will be lodged at the Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice facility on suspicion of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.  

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UPDATE: Bend Police continue to investigate 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.  

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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 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.