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Police investigating homicide after woman found shot in northeast Salem home

Salem police are investigating a homicide after finding a woman shot in her northeast Salem home Wednesday.

Around 1:20 a.m. on Jan. 6, officers responded to a welfare check in the 1100 block of Northeast Norway Avenue, according to a news release.

When they arrived, they found Amanda Marie Mankins, 32, with a gunshot wound. Police took her to Salem Hospital where she later died from her injuries.

Police said the initial investigation doesn’t indicate there’s a danger to the community. Police didn’t release any additional details, like potential suspects in the shooting.

Have a tip? Contact reporter Saphara Harrell at 503-549-6250, [email protected].

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