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Salem police investigating three drive-by shootings

Salem police are investigating three drive-by shootings in northeast Salem Monday which detectives believe are linked.

Nobody was shot or injured in the shootings, according to a department press release.

The first shooting struck a house in the 4500 block of Sunnyview Road Northeast around 3:15 p.m.

Around 11 p.m., a second shooting took place in the 1500 block of Evergreen Avenue Northeast. Seven minutes later, police received reports of a third shooting in the 3400 block of 30th Avenue Northeast.

Vehicles and apartments were hit with multiple bullets in those shootings, police said.

Witnesses reported a current-model white sedan in the area for all three shootings.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Salem Police Tips Line at 503-588-8477. 

-Rachel Alexander