SHOOTING IN STORE PARKING LOT LEAVES THREE INJURED

Salem Police Department

Salem, Ore. — At approximately 7:35 a.m. today, Salem Police officers responded to the call of a shooting in the parking lot of the Fred Meyer Store at 3740 Market ST NE. 

Responding officers initially located two adult individuals, a woman and man, both age 30, with gunshot wounds in the store’s parking lot. Officers also located a second man, age 28, with a gunshot wound inside the Elmer’s Restaurant, east of the store’s parking lot. 

All were transported to Salem Health with varying injuries. The woman and one of the men remain hospitalized. The names of the individuals are not being released at this time.

Officers have accounted for all the individuals, and there is no continued threat to the public from this incident. No arrests have been made as the incident remains under active investigation, leaving a portion of the store’s parking lot still closed.

The store is open for business. Until further notice, however, customers must use the Lancaster Drive entrance until the scene is released.

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