A 21-year old Salem man was treated for a wound to his right arm after being shot early Saturday morning.
Jesus Lopez-Rodriguez was a passenger in a car driven by his friend, Ismael Flores. At about 1:00am, they left the Flamingo Tavern, 3260 Portland Road NE in Salem, and were driving east on Silverton Road.
Flores noticed a car as it pulled up next to them in the right hand lane. The two cars continued to Lancaster drive NE, where both turned north onto Lancaster. The vehicles then changed lanes and at one point, the driver of the other car swerved toward Flores' vehicle as though it were going to intentionally collide with it.
Suddenly a gunshot was heard and a bullet came through the rear window of the car. Lopez-Rodriguez felt something hit his right arm. Upon realizing he'd been shot, he asked Flores to drive him to the hospital. Flores called 9-1-1 while driving to the hospital.
Sr. Deputy Martin Bennett was assigned the investigation. Officers from the Silverton Police Department assisted him.
Deputy Bennett learned that the car from which the shot came was an older Chevrolet Tahoe, 4-door that was a dark color; possibly black. The vehicle had after-market chrome rims, tinted windows and brake light bar mounted across the rear bumper. Due to the tinted windows, the victim and witness were unable to provide a description of the occupants of the car. An Internet photo of a similar vehicle is attached to this release.
Lopez-Rodriguez's condition is not known, but the wound did not appear to be life threatening.
Doctors recovered the bullet from Lopez-Rodriguez and deputies found a spent casing on Lancaster Drive NE near the shooting scene. Both Flores and Lopez-Rodriguez claimed that they didn't know who the shooter was and they hadn't had an altercation with anyone prior to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to contact Deputy Bennett at Mbennett@co.marion.or.us . You may call information into anonymous MCSO Tip Line: 503.540.8079.
Jesus Lopez-Rodriguez was a passenger in a car driven by his friend, Ismael Flores. At about 1:00am, they left the Flamingo Tavern, 3260 Portland Road NE in Salem, and were driving east on Silverton Road.
Flores noticed a car as it pulled up next to them in the right hand lane. The two cars continued to Lancaster drive NE, where both turned north onto Lancaster. The vehicles then changed lanes and at one point, the driver of the other car swerved toward Flores' vehicle as though it were going to intentionally collide with it.
Suddenly a gunshot was heard and a bullet came through the rear window of the car. Lopez-Rodriguez felt something hit his right arm. Upon realizing he'd been shot, he asked Flores to drive him to the hospital. Flores called 9-1-1 while driving to the hospital.
Sr. Deputy Martin Bennett was assigned the investigation. Officers from the Silverton Police Department assisted him.
Deputy Bennett learned that the car from which the shot came was an older Chevrolet Tahoe, 4-door that was a dark color; possibly black. The vehicle had after-market chrome rims, tinted windows and brake light bar mounted across the rear bumper. Due to the tinted windows, the victim and witness were unable to provide a description of the occupants of the car. An Internet photo of a similar vehicle is attached to this release.
Lopez-Rodriguez's condition is not known, but the wound did not appear to be life threatening.
Doctors recovered the bullet from Lopez-Rodriguez and deputies found a spent casing on Lancaster Drive NE near the shooting scene. Both Flores and Lopez-Rodriguez claimed that they didn't know who the shooter was and they hadn't had an altercation with anyone prior to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to contact Deputy Bennett at Mbennett@co.marion.or.us . You may call information into anonymous MCSO Tip Line: 503.540.8079.