(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A Salem man was arrested Wednesday after police responded to a call reporting shots fired in Northeast Salem.
Michael Seufert, 21, was charged Thursday with unlawful use of a weapon and possessing a firearm as a felon, both felonies, in Marion County Circuit Court.
The charges allege Seufert discharged a firearm within Salem city limits “at or in the direction of” a person within range, according to court records.
The Salem Police Department received a call shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday reporting shots fired in the 3300 block of Fairhaven Avenue Northeast, said Angela Hedrick, Salem police spokeswoman.
Seufert was arrested outside his apartment, she said.
He was in custody at the Marion County Jail as of Thursday afternoon, the jail’s roster showed.
Seufert previously pleaded guilty in November 2019 to first-degree burglary, two counts of fourth-degree assault, strangulation, and third-degree assault in Marion County Circuit Court related to a domestic violence incident. Other charges of fourth-degree assault, strangulation and interference with making a report were dismissed as part of his plea deal, court records showed. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in state prison in that case.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
