An investigation is beginning following Thursday night's officer-involved shooting during a traffic contact on Interstate 5 near Halsey in Linn County. The shooting involved a Salem police detective assigned to an interagency task force from outside of the Linn County area.
Preliminary information indicates on December 5, 2013 at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Salem police detective and a Department of Justice investigator were traveling southbound on Interstate 5 south of Albany enroute to an assignment in Lane County. A pickup passed their unmarked vehicle recklessly at a high rate of speed. They tried to initiate a traffic stop and the driver failed to yield for an unspecified distance before it suddenly stopped.
After a male subject quickly exited, he was shot and injured by the Salem police detective.
After the shooting, area law enforcement agencies were notified and responded to the scene. Emergency medical care was started on the wounded man and then he was transported to an area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. The injured man's condition is not being released at this time but information indicates he is expected to survive.
Detectives from Oregon State Police and Linn County Major Crime Team have been called out to investigate. The involved agency and names are not being released at this time.
The detective will be placed on administrative leave, a standard procedure following an incident of this nature
Other details will be released when approved by the Linn County District Attorney's Office.
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
Preliminary information indicates on December 5, 2013 at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Salem police detective and a Department of Justice investigator were traveling southbound on Interstate 5 south of Albany enroute to an assignment in Lane County. A pickup passed their unmarked vehicle recklessly at a high rate of speed. They tried to initiate a traffic stop and the driver failed to yield for an unspecified distance before it suddenly stopped.
After a male subject quickly exited, he was shot and injured by the Salem police detective.
After the shooting, area law enforcement agencies were notified and responded to the scene. Emergency medical care was started on the wounded man and then he was transported to an area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. The injured man's condition is not being released at this time but information indicates he is expected to survive.
Detectives from Oregon State Police and Linn County Major Crime Team have been called out to investigate. The involved agency and names are not being released at this time.
The detective will be placed on administrative leave, a standard procedure following an incident of this nature
Other details will be released when approved by the Linn County District Attorney's Office.
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###