Salem, Ore. — Late Wednesday morning, two Salem Police officers were involved in a use of force incident resulting in the death of a suspect.
At approximately 11:30 a.m. officers were in a foot pursuit of a wanted adult male suspect. The suspect fled into an apartment complex near the 3200 block of River Road North and toward a residential unit while armed with a handgun. The officers confronted the suspect and shots were fired. The suspect was struck. Despite life-saving measures employed by responding officers, the suspect died at the scene.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The names of the suspect and the officers involved will not be released at this time.
The Marion County Law Enforcement Officer Deadly Use of Force Plan under Senate Bill 111 has been initiated for this incident, and the Oregon State Police will be conducting the primary investigation.
Additionally, per the use of force plan protocol, all future case updates will be provided by the Oregon State Police.
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