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Officer shot, wounded in Salem

By Associated Press
Published: July 17, 2020, 8:49am

SALEM, Ore. — Authorities say a police officer in Salem, Oregon, was shot early Friday morning and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The Statesman Journal reports the suspect fled the scene to a nearby home. Officers were working to apprehend the suspect and said there was no threat to the pubic.

According to KATU, police are now negotiating with the suspect in a standoff.

Other details weren’t immediately available.

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