The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man they say was shot by a resident while trying to break into a home.
Investigators on Monday identified the person who died as 42-year-old Peter Bishop of Salem.
Just before 7 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on Northeast 45th Avenue near Northeast Iberis Street. A 911 caller reported a man was trying to break into the home before the resident shot him, according to a news release.
Bishop was pronounced dead at the scene, and no other injuries were reported.
The shooter was a 62-year-old Salem man, the sheriff’s office said. The news release said the man’s adult daughter and two grandchildren were in the home at the time. None of the residents were injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
The news release said the sheriff’s office can’t provide any additional information about the incident, and the investigation will be forwarded to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office for review once the investigation concludes.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
