Salem man arrested for attempted murder following May shooting
A month after a man was shot in the chest in the unincorporated area of east Salem, police arrested a man they believe was involved.
Quintin Smith, 36 of Salem, was taken into custody after he was pulled over by police on Northwest Edgewater Street in west Salem Thursday afternoon.
He is charged with second-degree attempted murder and unlawful firearm use in connection with a May 9 shooting at the 2500 block of Phipps Lane N.E.
Last month, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest after the suspect had already fled the scene.
Treven Upkes, Salem police spokesman, said police used an explosive device called a flashbang to take Smith into custody.
Smith will be arraigned Friday afternoon.
-Saphara Harrell
