At approximately 6:30 last night, Bend Police responded to a report of a shooting that had just occurred near Team Kia of Bend on NE Purcell Blvd in Bend. It was reported that someone driving a gray Audi station wagon had shot at the occupants of a Honda passenger car and fled the scene.

Contact was made with the occupants of the Honda and found that no one had been injured in the shooting. However, the car was damaged by gunfire.

Officers determined that 29-year-old Tyler Mendoza was the driver of the Audi station wagon. Mendoza was found to be at an apartment complex on SE Tempest Drive. Police responded to the location along with Sheriff’s deputies. The Central Oregon Emergency Response (CERT) team arrived and eventually took Mendoza into custody at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Mendoza was arrested on suspicion of attempted Assault and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. The handgun used in the shooting was later recovered.