PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Lane Community College student was killed in a shooting in Eugene on Saturday.
Eugene Police say 21-year-old Alex Oyombe Gradin was shot at 13th and Kincaid in the parking lot behind Taylor’s Bar and Grill just outside the University of Oregon campus.
The shooting happened at 1:44 a.m. A student living at a fraternity house next door heard the gunshots and rushed out to find Gradin bleeding from a chest wound.
“That’s when I was like, OK, I need to start praying,” the witness said. “I’m still in shock of seeing someone get shot like that and watching them die.”
The witness said he saw someone drive away in a black car.
Police are investigating the shooting and have not identified any suspects.
Gradin went to Tigard High School.
His family provided this statement via Eugene police:
“We appreciate the outpouring of love and concern we have received in the tragic death of our son, Alex. He was an unexpected blessing to our lives when he joined us as a baby in Kenya and grew to be a compassionate, thoughtful young man. He naturally made many friends all over the world, who are grieving right now. We request at this time that you allow us to heal and support each other as a family.”