In the early hours of 2025, an 18-year-old woman arrived at Salem Hospital with a gunshot wound. Salem police say she’d come from a home on Northeast Aguilas Court, where police had just responded to a disturbance and found a crowd dispersing.
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Wallace Park gunman sentenced for killing man, wounding another at homeless camp
Arlie Thomspon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting two men, one fatally, at Wallace Marine Park in April. Prosecutors say Charley Hodges, 29, tried to protect the other victim from the gunman before he was killed.
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.
Men arrested 3 months after shooting near NE Salem shopping center
An argument on July 9 in the parking lot of a North Lancaster shopping center resulted in a shooting which left a man wounded. Police on Thursday arrested the two suspects involved, including one accused of attempted murder.
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.
UPDATE: Salem police shoot, wound kidnapping suspect near West Salem apartment complex
A man suspected of kidnapping a woman Friday morning was armed with a knife when police shot him in the parking lot of a west Salem apartment complex, according to the Salem Police Department. The suspect was hospitalized.
Man, 44, shot Thursday morning in downtown Salem
Police said there is no apparent connection between a shooting early Thursday morning downtown and an incident the day before where a dispute between two groups led to gunfire at Riverfront Park several blocks away.
UPDATE: Construction worker critically injured in Portland Road shooting
Police have released few details about a Thursday afternoon shooting in northeast Salem, but said the victim was conscious and taken to the hospital.
Riverfront Carousel windows damaged in shooting as police recover 96 bullet casings
Witnesses described gunfire erupting after two groups of people had a dispute around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday in Riverfront Park. Police said no injuries were reported.
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.
