An Oregon State Police lieutenant tried to pull over a driver on Interstate 5 Friday morning who then rammed the patrol car from behind and fled before being arrested, the agency announced. The lieutenant suffered minor injuries.
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Salem man sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at officers in April
Police said in May that Andrew Kjostad, 34, fired shots throughout the Salem area, twice shooting at officers and leading police on a SWAT Team search that ended with one officer shooting him in east Salem.
Salem man charged with attempted aggravated murder following shootout with police
Jose Corral-Zavala, 21, started a gunfight with police after they stopped his vehicle with spikes, state police said. He then fled in a minivan that stopped nearby before a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot the driver, Isaac Oceguedo, 18.
Salem man killed, another injured after driving off Highway 22 into embankment
David L. Nelson, 55, was killed and David J. Nelson, 23, was hospitalized after a crash just outside west Salem. Police say both Salem residents were not wearing seatbelts and were ejected from the car.
Police identify citizen killed, deputy injured in Polk County shootout Saturday
Late Monday afternoon, the Oregon State Police identified a citizen killed in a gunfight with police two days ago as Isaac I. Ocegueda, 18 of Carlton. The agency said Polk County sheriff’s deputy Mike Smith was also injured in the shootout but otherwise provided little information.
Salem man killed in crash Sunday in east Santiam Canyon, police say
Police say Alberto Avila-Perez lost control of his car, crashing into a boulder, a trailer and an SUV Sunday on Highway 22. Avila-Perez was killed.
State police release account of Sunday rampage through Marion County, police shooting
Salem police suspected Andrew E. Kjostad, 34, in three separate shootings when an officer shot him during an attempted arrest, according an Oregon State Police Statement.
Trooper justified in fatally shooting man during gun battle on I-5 in Salem, grand jury says
Felipe Amezcua Manzo pointed a laser-equipped gun at two drivers in freeway traffic and started a shootout with an Oregon State Police Trooper, according to a statement from the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
Salem police release account of fatal police shootout on I-5
Police say Felipe Manzo, 31, held a man at gunpoint on the freeway just before dying in a gun battle with a state trooper.
Person killed in shooting involving state trooper on I5, police say
The Oregon State Police did not clarify in a statement who fired the shot that killed the individual, who was not identified or otherwise described.
