Three Shot In North Salem; One Dead
POSTED: 1:55 pm PDT August 17,
2008
UPDATED: 5:57 pm PDT August 18,
2008
SALEM, Ore. -- Three people were shot in northeast Salem on Sunday and one later died at a hospital, police said.Salem police officers were called to 5th and Locust streets at around 3:30 a.m. after a report of shots fired.Shortly after, a car pulled up at Salem Hospital with three gunshot victims inside, officers said.One of the shooting victims, identified as 21-year-old Rafael Garcia, died at the hospital, another was taken to a Portland hospital by a Life Flight helicopter and a third was treated and released.There's no word on who is responsible for the shooting.Detectives are treating Garcia's death as a homicide. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 541-588-6050, ext. 7152.
Three Shot In North Salem; One Dead
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