Brian Daniel Rendon, a 52-year-old White/Caucasian man from Mill City, Oregon, was shot and killed on March 20, 2024, in the 300 block of NW Alder Street. Deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched about 10:58 p.m. and found Rendon deceased at the scene; the home where the shooting occurred was secured and investigated that night.

Detectives identified a suspect with direct ties to the residence: Benjamin Harris, 50, of Mill City, who investigators say shot Rendon while at Harris’s home. Reports indicate the two knew one another and had been roommates at the address, framing the incident as a domestic dispute rather than a random act. Harris was taken into custody and lodged at the Linn County Jail on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree; no other suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone knew Brian Rendon, his living situation in Mill City, or observed activity in the 300 block of NW Alder Street on March 20, 2024, please come forward with information.