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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.
Police chief plans 6-person team to focus on Salem gun violence
A recent report found shootings in Salem have doubled in the past five years to 20 in 2022. Police Chief Trevor Womack now plans to assign around six officers to investigate all shootings, identify those most at risk of being assailants or victims, and work with nonprofits who can help them escape lives of violence.
DA releases account of gunfire, violent threats and a fatal police shooting in Four Corners
Justin Jordan shot at a driver, pointed a gun at several others and urged police to kill him during a standoff in an east Salem neighborhood on Nov. 24, according to Marion County prosecutors. Officers shot and killed Jordan after he pointed a gun at them.
UPDATE: Suspect charged in shooting death of man found outside NE Salem nightclub
Julio C. Sanchez-Sanchez, 36, turned himself in to Roseburg police Wednesday afternoon. Marion County prosecutors have charged him with murder for the shooting death of 29-year-old Ricardo Lopez-Cruz on New Year's Day.
Some Salem leaders never stopped fighting gangs. They’re skeptical of the city’s new push.
For 30 years, underfunded nonprofit organizations serving families in north and east Salem have done the hard work of strengthening families and advocating for youth. If Salem leaders are serious about tackling violence, neighborhood leaders say their communities need real investment.