Man shot in the head near Ferndell Street, Salem OR
WeaponsPolice responded to reports of a man shot in the head near Ferndell Street Northeast. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a man with a mustard jacket and backpack. Officers found a person with a head wound. The suspected weapon may have been a rifle. Medics were dispatched urgently to the scene.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
03:6
Transcript:
00:00
District 3 report of shots heard less than one ago near Ferndell Street Northeast.
00:07
Caller heard three shots in front of that location.
00:12
557-2-3-8 are dispatched.
00:18
Caller now says they see a subject there yelling will work on a description.
00:27
3.7.
00:33
Two-three, I'll be riding shortly.
00:40
Hi, Covey.
00:43
Caller described a Hispanic male with a mustard jacket and a backpack.
00:51
Two-three, that subject should be walking eastbound on Ferndell.
00:59
Covey, I'm sure on Ferndell now.
01:05
Two-three and I see two of them are at the end of the block.
01:10
Okay.
01:15
Two-eight, I've got somebody reporting a gunshot wound.
01:19
Looks like they've got a wound to the head.
01:21
I'll take Code 3[1], Cover and Medics, Code 3.
01:25
Copy, Medics, Code 3[1], Cover, Code 3.
01:33
564, 238 a good knife right now, and then 238, I need to update on any house-sounding subjects.
01:40
Okay.
01:42
Reporting it came from the house near Ferndell Street.
01:47
They've got a wound to the head, still figuring it out.
01:50
They're standard speaking only.
02:05
Dispatch 2-3-8 is it go for medics to come straight to you.
02:10
They're going to have to probably come down at Alameda.
02:15
I'm still pretty close to the house that's reported at, so have them come down to Alameda toward the end, go to the north a couple blocks, and we'll meet them down there.
02:28
Copy on our bikes go to Alameda at Livingston.
02:33
564.
02:34
Units on this, change the channel 2.
02:41
2-3-8 update, he's saying, sounds like he was shot with a rifle.
02:47
2-3-8, copy that.
02:49
And all traffic for Ferndell, we're moving to channel 2.
02:56
557-564, just confirm you want someone on rolling?
03:03
All traffic for sure and dial channel 2 please.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 3: Emergency response with lights and sirens
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Location mentioned:
Near Ferndell St NE, Salem, OR 97301
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