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Salem man charged with fatally shooting man found on Cordon Road
Ismael E. Ventura-Arellano, 21, was charged Thursday with murder in the shooting death of 23-year-old found shot to death on Jan. 25 in the Southeast Mill Creek neighborhood.
Viewers weigh in on Gun Violence Town Hall, solutions proposed
Panelists at a Town Hall on Gun Violence last week were asked to focus on solutions to Salem’s recent surge in shootings. Salem Reporter, which hosted the town hall, asked those who attended or watched online to share what they learned and how they plan to get involved.
“Always on the run from violence”: Salem teens share accounts of surging shootings
Teens in the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center shared how they've been impacted by Salem's recent surge in shootings.
Salem mother struggles to bear loss of teen son to gun violence
Matthew Newman, 15, was taking a joyride with friends on a Sunday night in November when he was gunned down on a Salem street. Three months later, his mother struggles to make sense of the events that led up to the death of her firstborn.
Springfield father, stepson charged with shooting couple at east Salem Fred Meyer
Three people were injured in a shootout Monday morning in the parking lot of Fred Meyer on Northeast Market Street.The shooting stemmed from a meth deal gone bad days earlier, according to a police affidavit.
Springfield man charged with shooting 2 at east Salem Fred Meyer
A Springfield man faces charges including attempted murder, accused of a shooting Monday morning in the parking lot of Fred Meyer on Northeast Market Street. He is accused of shooting two of three people found with gunshot wounds near the scene.
UPDATE: Salem man accused of murdering teen boy charged with shooting at 2 others
A Salem man was charged by a grand jury earlier this month with fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy found dead in a truck on a city street in November. He was indicted Friday on new charges alleging he tried to kill two other people during the same incident.
UPDATE: No arrests after 3 shot in east Salem Fred Meyer parking lot
Police have released few details about a shooting Monday morning in the parking lot of Fred Meyer on Northeast Market Street which injured a woman and two men.
UPDATE: Police identify man found dead with gunshot wound on SE Cordon Road
Police have identified Jesus Ramos-Torres, 23, of Salem, as the man found dead from a gunshot wound in the Southeast Mill Creek neighborhood early Thursday morning. They asked for the public’s help Friday afternoon in investigating the death.