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Eugene, OR man killed by police was Army veteran | 2 April 2015 | The man shot and killed by a Eugene police officer Monday has been identified as Brian Avon Babb, a 49-year-old Army veteran who served in Afghanistan in 2006, authorities said. The incident began about 5 p.m. Monday when officers were dispatched to Babb's home on Devos Street in the Bethel area in response to a report of a dispute. The call to 911 was placed by a local therapist, who told police that Babb was emotionally distressed and suicidal, and had fired a gun inside his home.