UPDATE: Suspect In Custody After Road Rage Shooting - 11/24/25
UPDATE: Over the course of an extensive investigation, Bend Police identified the suspect in this incident as 19-year-old Bend resident Saxton James Deaton.
At approximately 1:40 a.m., members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team, Bend Police detectives and officers executed a search warrant at Deaton’s home in the 900 block of Butler Market Road. Deaton was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon.
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Date: November 23, 2025
Case #: 2025-00069676
Incident: Shooting (non-injury) during road rage incident
Date / Time of Incident: November 23, 2025 / 1:45 p.m.
Location: SE Third Street/SE Wilson Avenue, Bend
Victim: 19-year-old Bend resident
Suspect: White male adult, late 20’s, heavy set, blonde hair with a beard
Suspect Vehicle: White compact SUV
At around 1:45 PM a 19-year-old motorist traveling near SE Third Street and SE Wilson Avenue reported that another motorist had shot his vehicle with a firearm. The victim was not injured. BPD officers and detectives responded to the scene and are investigating. A preliminary investigation has shown a single round was fired into the victim’s vehicle after a road rage incident on SE Third Street. The suspect in this case is outstanding, but his physical description and his vehicle description are listed above.
Prior to the incident, it was reported that the suspect vehicle was driving at a high rate of speed southbound on SE 3rd Street in the area of the SE 3rd Street and SE Railroad Avenue, and committed an unsafe passing maneuver near the railroad overpass. Anyone who has video footage from businesses or vehicles in the area is asked to contact police dispatch and speak with Bend PD detectives.