11/27/12 12:50pm:
Marion County Detectives have made an arrest in connection with the shooting that occurred inside a home on Heckart Lane SE, in rural south Salem.
Deputies originally responded to a 911 call of a shooting at the residence at 12:50pm, Monday. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of an adult female who was deceased. The victim suffered gunshot wounds.
Detectives have identified the victim as a 30-year old female. At this time, we are working with the diplomatic resources to make family notifications in her country of origin. It is our policy to withhold the name of the victim until that notification can be made. It will be released when those notifications are made.
The victim's estranged husband, David Paul Eaton, 45, was identified as the 911 caller. He initially told the deputies that he and the victim were divorcing and that they were involved in divorce settlement discussions. He claimed the victim got angry and came at him, armed with a kitchen knife. He claimed that he shot her in self-defense. Deputies noted a knife in the victim's right hand, and a gun lying on the floor next to her body.
In a later interview with Detectives, David Eaton changed his statement and admitted that he shot his wife during an argument about the divorce settlement. He claimed she reneged on the settlement agreement and that he became enraged. Eaton told Detectives that he retrieved his gun from a bedroom and shot her while she stood in the hallway. Eaton then called 911 and spoke with the dispatchers, telling them his wife threatened him with a knife, forcing him to shoot her.
Eaton later admitted that after speaking with the 911 dispatchers, he retrieved a knife from a kitchen drawer and placed it in the victim's hand to make it look like she was grasping the knife when he shot her.
Eaton also admitted to past incidents where he contemplated killing his wife. He told Detectives of one plan that involved poisoning her.
He was booked into the Marion County Jail and charged with murder. He is scheduled to appear in court at 3:00pm, Tuesday, the 27th. He is being held without bail.
A Tuesday morning autopsy conducted on the victim by the state Medical Examiner's Office revealed that the cause and manner of death was gunshot wounds due to homicidal violence.
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At approximately 12:50pm, Monday, we received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence in the 7500 block of Heckart Lane SE, in Salem.
Detectives are at the scene conducting their investigation. A female was found deceased at the house. A man at the house is being detained for questioning.
No details about the shooting are available at this time. The cause and manner of death are not being released at this time.
The names are being withheld until family notifications can be made.
This is an ongoing, active investigation.
Marion County Detectives have made an arrest in connection with the shooting that occurred inside a home on Heckart Lane SE, in rural south Salem.
Deputies originally responded to a 911 call of a shooting at the residence at 12:50pm, Monday. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of an adult female who was deceased. The victim suffered gunshot wounds.
Detectives have identified the victim as a 30-year old female. At this time, we are working with the diplomatic resources to make family notifications in her country of origin. It is our policy to withhold the name of the victim until that notification can be made. It will be released when those notifications are made.
The victim's estranged husband, David Paul Eaton, 45, was identified as the 911 caller. He initially told the deputies that he and the victim were divorcing and that they were involved in divorce settlement discussions. He claimed the victim got angry and came at him, armed with a kitchen knife. He claimed that he shot her in self-defense. Deputies noted a knife in the victim's right hand, and a gun lying on the floor next to her body.
In a later interview with Detectives, David Eaton changed his statement and admitted that he shot his wife during an argument about the divorce settlement. He claimed she reneged on the settlement agreement and that he became enraged. Eaton told Detectives that he retrieved his gun from a bedroom and shot her while she stood in the hallway. Eaton then called 911 and spoke with the dispatchers, telling them his wife threatened him with a knife, forcing him to shoot her.
Eaton later admitted that after speaking with the 911 dispatchers, he retrieved a knife from a kitchen drawer and placed it in the victim's hand to make it look like she was grasping the knife when he shot her.
Eaton also admitted to past incidents where he contemplated killing his wife. He told Detectives of one plan that involved poisoning her.
He was booked into the Marion County Jail and charged with murder. He is scheduled to appear in court at 3:00pm, Tuesday, the 27th. He is being held without bail.
A Tuesday morning autopsy conducted on the victim by the state Medical Examiner's Office revealed that the cause and manner of death was gunshot wounds due to homicidal violence.
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At approximately 12:50pm, Monday, we received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence in the 7500 block of Heckart Lane SE, in Salem.
Detectives are at the scene conducting their investigation. A female was found deceased at the house. A man at the house is being detained for questioning.
No details about the shooting are available at this time. The cause and manner of death are not being released at this time.
The names are being withheld until family notifications can be made.
This is an ongoing, active investigation.