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Salem reaches $850,000 settlement in lawsuit over 2021 police killing of Salem man
City officials have agreed to settle a 2022 lawsuit alleging Salem police officer Nathan Bush used excessive force when he shot and killed Arcadio Castillo III, 23, in July 2021. Castillo’s mother alleged in the suit that he was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time.
Man killed by trooper slipped threatening note to guard at Salem’s Army training center, police say
Matthew Wong, armed with a knife, appeared for the second time in three days at a U.S. Army airfield in southeast Salem and slipped a threatening note to a guard, according to the Marion County District Attorney's Office. That prompted a confrontation with a state trooper who shot and killed him.
State trooper shoots, kills person near Salem airport Thursday morning
The Oregon State Police have provided few details about a police shooting at a U.S. Army aviation facility on Southeast Turner Road that left a person dead. The agency said it was responding at the time to a report of a “suspicious person.”
Police justified in deadly shooting of burglary suspect at Keizer apartment
A Marion County grand jury determined two Salem police officers shot and killed Shawn L. Baker, 42, after he ignored commands to drop a handgun.
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.
Kidnapping suspect shot by Salem police last month charged with attempting to assault officers
Over two weeks ago, a Polk County grand jury found Salem police officers justified in shooting a man suspected of attempted kidnapping in September. Last week, the kidnapping suspect, Daniel Garcia, was moved to Polk County jail where he faces charges including attempted assault.
Grand jury finds officer justified in shooting, wounding man in West Salem
Polk County grand jurors found that two Salem police officers legally shot a man in self defense on Sept. 13 in West Salem. Police said at the time the man got out of a car with a knife while suspected of kidnapping, but he has not been charged with a crime.
OSP identifies Salem officers involved in shooting kidnapping suspect
State police said Salem police officers Nathan Bush, Colten Ruyle and Faith Hovenden were involved in a shooting Friday morning in West Salem, but did not specify which two officers shot and wounded Daniel L. Garcia.