Jurors in a police shooting civil trial rejected a claim that two Eugene police officers used excessive force when they shot a man who had called 911 for help.
The verdict on Wednesday, Oct. 1, came just before 5 p.m. after a day of deliberations by the six-person panel. The jury also deliberated for about three hours on Tuesday afternoon after hearing six days of testimony.
Edgar T. Rodriguez was shot multiple times by police outside his West Eugene apartment, after he had called 911 just before 1 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2016, asking for help in dealing with a houseguest behaving violently…