Tyler Holman appeared in court on Friday to face charges alleging he shot and killed his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Gandolfi, who he was previously charged with assaulting. Gandolfi’s family urged a state judge to keep him in jail, fearing his “military training” and risk to their child.
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Salem man accused of fatally shooting woman, crashing car with her body inside
Deputies responding to a rollover crash in rural Independence found Ashley Gandolfi, 35, dead at the scene. The driver, Tyler Holman, 39, is now accused of shooting and killing Gandolfi, his former romantic partner, before driving with her body in the car.
OSP identifies man shot, killed by Salem police at apartments near Keizer border
The Oregon State Police said Salem police officers Chad Galusha and John Diaz were involved in a shooting Wednesday morning that killed Shawn Baker, 42, but did not specify who shot him.
Salem police shoot, kill man at apartment complex near Keizer border
The Salem Police Department has not identified a man killed in a police shooting late Wednesday morning or said why officers were pursuing him just before his death.
Details slim on “officer-involved shooting” at Salem-Keizer border
The Salem Police Department said just after noon on Wednesday that an “officer-involved shooting” had occurred near Northeast River Road at the border of Salem and Keizer.
Man charged with murder of Salem woman reported missing
Erik Meza, 44, is accused of shooting and killing Priscilla Aldana, 43, who police said was reported missing from Salem on Dec. 23. Police say Aldana’s body was found outside a burned structure on an abandoned lot.
No arrest in New Year’s Day shooting that wounded teen in NE Salem
In the early hours of 2025, an 18-year-old woman arrived at Salem Hospital with a gunshot wound. Salem police say she’d come from a home on Northeast Aguilas Court, where police had just responded to a disturbance and found a crowd dispersing.
City search continues for violence coordinator but temporary job poses challenges
At a Salem City Council work session Monday night, Police Chief Trevor Womack said the city needs to hire a manager to coordinate violence reduction work, but the job’s temporary status has been a concern for candidates and Salem leaders organizing such efforts.
5 accused of street beating in NE Salem Sunday, handgun seized from teen
Salem police said an officer heading to work early Sunday morning saw a group of teenagers and young men assaulting another man on the street in the area of Northeast Market Street and Northeast Hawthorne Avenue. Police arrested the suspects and seized a handgun from a 16-year-old boy.
Wallace Park gunman sentenced for killing man, wounding another at homeless camp
Arlie Thomspon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting two men, one fatally, at Wallace Marine Park in April. Prosecutors say Charley Hodges, 29, tried to protect the other victim from the gunman before he was killed.