PART 3: Salem police closed in on 16-year-old Bobby Brown, wanted for two shootings downtown. He leaned out of a car, fired at officers and was killed within seconds. The teen’s dream of escaping street life in Salem was over.
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PART 2: Troubled teen ensnared in gang war that spills into downtown Salem
PART 2: In spring 2022, two downtown Salem shootings left a teenager bleeding from his head and a man in critical condition. Police suspected 16-year-old Bobby Brown was the shooter in both cases, setting off a search for him.
BOBBY’S CHOICES PART 1: A teen boy’s descent into the Salem gang underworld
Bobby Brown was ready to graduate high school early. Instead, the 16-year-old boy was wanted for two daytime shootings downtown. He was killed in a shootout with Salem police officers.
Clackamas County deputy sentenced for sexually abusing 2 children in Salem
A 38-year-old Salem man pleaded guilty to molesting two children under 14. He was previously a corrections deputy in the Clackamas County Jail and a corporal in the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Salem police sergeant leaves agency ahead of DUI trial
Salem police say Sgt. Dustin Wann departed the agency on Tuesday due to an “administrative action.” They provided no details on Wann’s exit, including whether it was related to his pending drunk driving charge.
Salem police sergeant’s DUI trial set for August
Sgt. Dustin Wann on Friday sought and was given a judge’s approval to travel out of state while awaiting trial for a drunk driving charge. He has pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
Heppner legislator reports $1 million income – but some sources aren’t clear
AROUND OREGON: Greg Smith formed a consulting business at the same time he entered the Oregon House. The Republican state representative recently reported his annual household income has topped $1 million. A new ethics disclosure requirement may reveal more about where that money comes from.
Authorities staying silent on Salem police sergeant’s DUI charge
Salem police Sgt. Dustin Wann has been charged with driving under the influence last May. Prosecutors refuse to explain his involvement in a golf cart crash that injured a woman earlier that day in west Salem.
WATCHDOG: Jail inmate overdoses continue with little action from Marion County leaders
Medical records show drugs were being trafficked into the Marion County Jail as recently as November, with multiple overdoses last year. Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to charge anyone with Will Schultz’s death over a year after he fatally overdosed in jail.
Salem is in an affordable housing building boom, but need remains high
What is affordable housing, and how does it work in Salem? Salem Reporter is taking a deeper look at a key state and local priority in a series of articles.