Local News: Lancaster Drive Shooting Sends Man to Hospital

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Marion County Sheriffs' Office Criminal Investigations Unit at 503.540.8007.

Video and photo by Jerry Freeman Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Sheriff's Deputies received a call of gunshots fired near the Pizza Hut Restaurant on Lancaster Drive NE in Salem last night. The call came in at 9:59pm.

Deputies Jacob Thompson and Nick Hunter arrived within four minutes of the call and found a male victim in his 20's in front of the nearby Bottoms Up Bar at 3082 Lancaster Drive NE. The victim had been shot.

He was transported to the Salem Hospital where he was treated for gunshot wounds that are not thought to be life threatening. His name is not being released at this time and in compliance with HIPAA regulations, no further information will be released on his condition.

Marion County Detectives were called to the scene to assist. A suspect vehicle description was broadcast to local law enforcement agencies. The vehicle is a dark colored SUV, possibly with a sunroof.

Witnesses told deputies 4-5 subjects occupied the vehicle, but descriptions of the occupants are not available at this time.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim and the shooter had a confrontation in front of the Pizza Hut Restaurant, shortly before he was shot. The motive for the shooting is not known, and it is not known if the victim and suspect knew each other. The investigation is ongoing.

There are no crime scene photos or surveillance videos available for the media.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Marion County Sheriffs' Office Criminal Investigations Unit at 503.540.8007.

The two video clips are raw footage from the scene, and an interview with a representative of the Marion County Sheriff's Office:

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