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UPDATE: Motorcyclist fires guns in front of police investigating stolen bikes, 4 arrested
Police arrested three adults and one teenager after a stolen motorcycle investigation resulted in gunfire, a vehicle chase and one motorcyclist crashing.
Family remembers kind, loving boy killed in south Salem shooting
Hector de Jesus Gonzalez Mendoza, 16, was shot and killed on June 23 in a south Salem neighborhood. His family has received little information about his death.
Salem man accused of pulling gun at Riverfront Park, dealing fentanyl
Salem police said they seized two handguns, two sets of brass knuckles, alprazolam tablets and fentanyl from Alex T. Morgan, 38. He is accused of pointing a gun at another person at Riverfront Park on Tuesday.
Third suspect, 15, accused of robbing south Salem US Market at gunpoint
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he robbed the US Market on southeast 12th Street. Two other people were arrested last week for the same robbery.
Boy, 16, shot Saturday night near downtown Pringle Park Plaza
A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the neck Saturday night in downtown Salem. Police said they have made no arrests.
Salem police outline violence reduction work to begin this summer
Salem police are planning extra patrols of two officers twice per week in areas with more shootings and better communication between city and county law enforcement about people on parole and probation.
Salem teen accused of fatally shooting boy, 16, in south Salem
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has provided no details about the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy early Sunday morning on South Skyline Road. David Ayon-Urbano, 18, was arrested on charges alleging he killed the teen.
Man sentenced in 2021 Salem murder-for-hire with teen shooter
A man pleaded guilty last week to helping arrange a Salem teenager to shoot two people. One of the victims, Joshua Steward, 24, was killed.
Police to boost NE Salem patrols, identify services for youth at risk of violence
This summer, local law enforcement agencies plan to start focusing police patrols in northeast Salem and deciding what services they’ll use for people at risk of being on either side of deadly violence.