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Oregon murder suspect arrested in Skagit County after entering a pizza shop while armed

Aug 21, 2026, 10:54 AM | Updated: 3:15 pm

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SWAT arrest a murder suspect from Oregon in Sedro Woolley. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

A man wanted for murder in Oregon was found and arrested in Skagit County after he entered a pizza parlor with a firearm.

Deputies with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon were called to a residence in a South River Road neighborhood in Eugene due to “suspicious circumstances.” They entered the home after receiving information from an out-of-state caller, finding a 44-year-old woman, Yuvonne Allison, stabbed to death.

The sheriff’s office identified a 47-year-old man as a primary suspect and notified the Sedro Woolley Police Department that the suspect might have entered Washington.

Approximately one hour later, police spotted the same man walking into a pizza shop in Sedro Woolley with a gun, according to KIRO 7, where he allegedly snuck behind the bar and went into the beer garden to eat pizza and drink some alcohol. A video of the suspect in the restaurant can be seen here.

The police department notified the restaurant to evacuate quietly. Once that was done, police, deputies, a crisis negotiation team, and a SWAT team arrived and surrounded the building. The suspect allegedly tried to climb a wall to escape, but was captured and arrested.

“[The suspect] was located in Skagit County, Washington. Local law enforcement in Skagit County, Washington worked collaboratively with sheriff’s detectives to take him into custody without incident,” the Lane County Sheriff’s Office reported. “Allison’s family has been notified. This is an ongoing investigation. There is no threat to the public at this time. All parties associated with this investigation have been accounted for.”

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