A Salem police evidence marker indicates a possible bullet hole from an early Sunday shooting on Aug. 18 on Northeast Pine Street that killed a woman and hospitalized a man. (Salem Reporter/Aubrey Wieber)
Since offering a cash reward for information on last summer’s fatal shooting at a bar, the Salem Police Department said it hasn’t received any tips.
Salem police, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, offered a reward of up to $2,500 cash in mid-December but haven’t heard a peep from tipsters.
Salem residents Jennifer Black, 40, and Lee Wheeler, 37, were standing in front of the Pine Street Pub, located at 460 Pine St. N.E., with several other people at 1:30 a.m. Sunday Aug. 18, when a man came up and shot them both, eyewitnesses told Salem Reporter.
Black died. Wheeler survived a gunshot wound.
Several patrons of the bar told the bartender the shooter was involved in some sort of altercation at the bar earlier in the night. He then left on his bike before returning and shooting Black and Wheeler.
The shooting was part of a spate of shootings that occurred during the summer months.
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On Monday, Salem Police Lt. Debbie Aguilar said there are no suspects in the case.
Police also haven’t identified the shooter who killed 16-year-old Ishaq Saleem in Englewood Park two weeks before the Pine Street Pub shooting.
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Those with information about the shooting can visit the App Store and download P3 Tips to submit secure and anonymous tips or call 503-823-4357.
Have a tip? Contact reporter Saphara Harrell at 503-549-6250 or [email protected]
