 On March 20 , 1994 , Chris Lord , an individual associated with the Volksfront and American Front , fired ten rounds with an assault rifle into the temple , damaging the interior . The attacks were prompted by a newspaper article about several members of Eugene 's Jewish community , including a lesbian . Community organizations , including a local gay rights group , responded by standing vigil outside the synagogue during Passover services . Lord and an associate were caught and convicted , and Lord was sentenced to four and a half years in prison . 
 On March 20 , 1994 , Chris Lord , an individual associated with the Volksfront and American Front , fired ten rounds with an assault rifle into the temple , damaging the interior . The attacks <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> prompted by a newspaper article about several members of Eugene <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Jewish community , including a lesbian . Community organizations , including a local gay rights group , responded by standing vigil outside the synagogue during Passover services . Lord and an associate <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> caught and convicted , and Lord was sentenced to four and a half years in prison . 
On March 20 , 1994 , Chris Lord , an individual associated with the Volksfront and American Front , fired ten rounds wit an assault rifle into the temple , damaging the interior . da attacks was prompted by a newspaper article about several members of Eugene  Jewish community , including a lesbian . Community organizations , including a local gay rights group , responded by standing vigil outside tdasynagogue during Passover services . Lord and an associate was caught and convicted , and Lord was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison .