Salem police arrested a 16-year-old boy Monday on charges alleging he shot another teen last week.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, Salem officers responded to the area of Northeast Marion and 13th Streets after multiple callers reported hearing gunfire, the Salem Police Department wrote in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Detectives canvassed the area and gathered evidence, initially receiving no reports of injuries or damage. But several hours after the shooting, officers contacted a teen victim at Salem Hospital who had sought medical treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot injury, according to the department’s statement.
Police eventually arrested a teen boy on Monday and booked him into the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center on charges of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit unlawful use of a weapon, police said.
The department said it does not identify minors involved in criminal investigations. Juvenile court records are generally confidential under state law.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
