The mother of a 26-year-old Army veteran killed during a December 2024 SWAT operation in rural Lane County has filed a $12.5 million wrongful death lawsuit against state and local law enforcement agencies.
Rhonda Proctor of Vermont filed the lawsuit in Lane County Circuit Court over the death of her son, Tyler Holloway, who was shot and killed by members of the Oregon State Police SWAT team in the early morning hours of Dec. 27, 2024.
The lawsuit also names the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT team leader Jamin VanMeter, and three unnamed SWAT members as defendants.
Night of Violence
According to the complaint, Holloway and three others were inside a shop at Prindel Creek Farm in the Five Rivers area when Everett Fuller allegedly burst in around 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2024, fatally shooting Holloway’s friend, Chris “Bubba” Clark Jr. Fuller then fled the property…