A federal jury sided with the City of Eugene Tuesday in a lawsuit over a fatal police shooting in 2019.

Eugene Police officer Sam Tykol shot 40-year-old Eliborio Rodrigues Jr. during an encounter in a neighborhood street at night on Nov. 30, 2019. Tykol claimed the two got into a physical altercation, and he feared for his life as Rodrigues tried to obtain control of his taser.

Representatives of Rodrigues’ family argued Tykol’s account of events was unreliable, and he recklessly escalated the situation with use of force.

After seven days in court, jurors ruled that both men were negligent during the stop, but Rodrigues was 55% at fault, while Tykol was just 45%.

Because Rodrigues was deemed more culpable, his widow and four children will receive no money for their claims of damages.

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