Man with burns leaves homeless camp fire scene suspiciously, Salem OR
Officers responded to a fire at a homeless camp near 13th and Mission streets. A man with burns left the scene in a suspicious manner. It is unknown if he started the fire or was injured by it.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Safian, I have an attempt to locate for a suspicious person leaving from a homeless camp fire near 13th and Mission.
00:10
I'm taking fire forms advising to collect an adult with a sleeping bag.
00:13
He left in another direction to travel.
00:16
The scene leaving with multiple burns, they advise they don't know if he possibly started a fire or if he was just burned in it, they think it is suspicious since he left when the fire started.
00:30
I can't copy that.
00:32
I see that there are multiple tents on fire.
00:34
I think I'm going to respond to that and send this alarm.
00:38
They have to be able to change.
00:45
It looks like fire was on scene about 15 minutes ago.
00:50
So that male may have made it.
00:53
Always, I can check to the north see if he came up 14th after leaving.
00:59
Copy that. I'm going to see if we have any victims of property damage.
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Location mentioned:
Mission St S, Salem, OR
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