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Salem man gets 15 years for 2022 shooting death of man at Geer Park
Thomas Healy, 59, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter of 35-year-old Scott “Scotty” Tanner in a parking lot where they both slept. Tanner’s widow, Debby Clark, still wonders what prompted Healy to start the fight that led to her husband’s death.

New upgrades, skatepark coming to Geer Community Park in fall 2025
Construction is scheduled to begin in March to add a dog park, splash pad, sports fields and more to Geer Community Park.

Cause of grass fire Tuesday in Geer Park under investigation
The Salem Fire Department is investigating what caused a fire Tuesday evening that burned just under a half-acre of grass at Geer Park in southeast Salem.

Geer Park murder suspect was released early from prison under governor’s plan
Thomas Healy was sentenced to seven and a half years total in prison in 2016 in two burglary cases but was released in 2020 under Gov. Kate Brown’s commutation plan during the pandemic. He is now charged with fatally shooting a man at Geer Park in August.

Police arrest suspect in Geer Park homicide
Salem detectives arrested 56-year-old Thomas Patrick Healy Wednesday morning in Bend. He's accused of fatally shooting a man during a dispute at an encampment.

Three weekend shootings in Salem leave two dead, one injured
Two people were killed and one was injured in three separate shootings during "an unusual weekend of violence in Salem," police wrote in a statement Monday.