In the late hours of August 10, 2023, 33-year-old Taylor Shae Wyss of Bend, Oregon, was fatally shot on the sidewalk in front of Duda’s Billiards Bar in downtown Bend. Authorities say Wyss was not part of the initial altercation that began inside the bar; that dispute led to the ejection of 20-year-old Caleb Joseph Cegers and his girlfriend, Sadie Madalyn Cole, and then spilled outside where Wyss was shot. Friends and family describe Wyss as a kind, selfless father who loved the outdoors and his dog and worked at Green Leaf Garden Center.

A nationwide manhunt for Cegers followed; he was captured in Tennessee on August 18, 2023, and charged with second-degree murder, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. Cole was arrested, pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution and fourth-degree assault, and received jail time and probation for her role. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation because a witness was related to the Bend Police Chief.

If anyone knew Taylor, his movements that night, or saw what happened outside Duda’s, please share information.