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Eugene Man Charged in Attacks on Unhoused People

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A 22-year-old Eugene man, Jairo Jesus Hernandez-Avila, was arrested after allegedly striking an unhoused person in the head with a gun near downtown Eugene’s Overpark. Police said the group then threatened another unhoused person, and additional victims reported being assaulted, including one who said his head was stomped. Officers found Hernandez-Avila and two other men nearby, with a gun in a dumpster; a 21-year-old man was also arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. Hernandez-Avila faces charges including second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and menacing.

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