Suspect Arrested in Campbell Drive Shooting

Anyone with additional information regarding crimes committed by Scott Farler is asked to call the Salem Police Department at (503)588-6050.

Scott Farler image: Salem Police

(SALEM, Ore.) - Yesterday, just after 3:30 PM, the Salem Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at the Saddle Club Apartments, 4600 Campbell Dr SE. When police arrived they discovered that Jamison Nguyen, 23 years of age, had sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg and right arm. Nguyen was transported by medics to Salem Hospital, where he was treated and released for his injuries.

Witnesses described seeing the shooter leaving in an older black car with t-tops and paint in poor condition.

This morning at about 9:30, Officer Brian Montoya spotted a 1984 Datsun 300ZX with a bad black paint job and t-tops at Commercial and Bush St SE, and made a traffic stop. It was determined the driver, Scott Farler, 40 years of age, was wanted by the Keizer Police Department in connection with a burglary attempt that had occurred earlier today in the 6400 block of 14th Av NE. Farler's son, James Harris, had already been taken into custody in Keizer.

Farler was taken into custody and initially transported to the Salem Police Department. Further investigative efforts conducted today have resulted in the determination that Farler is the suspected shooter of Nguyen, which apparently occurred during an attempt to steal medical marijuana.

Farler was subsequently booked into the Marion County Correctional Facility charged with two counts of Robbery I, Assault I, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

Anyone with additional information regarding crimes committed by Scott Farler is asked to call the Salem Police Department at (503)588-6050.

Source: Salem Police News Release