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Multiple People Killed After Oregon Police Respond to Call About Hostages Three People Killed After Oregon Police Respond to Call About Hostages
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Multiple people were fatally shot after deputies responded to a call about hostages taken at a house in Salem, the capital of Oregon, on Monday afternoon, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. A man, a woman and an 11-year-old boy were killed Monday after sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about hostages at a house in Salem, the Oregon State Police said, adding that deputies forced their way into the home after hearing gunshots.
The statement did not say who was shot during the encounter or how many people died, but it said that no law enforcement officers were injured. The sheriff’s office said that at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Juneva Place SE in Salem to respond to a “possible hostage situation.” The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said that at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, deputies were dispatched to Juneva Place SE in Salem to respond to a “possible hostage situation.” The deputies had tried to “resolve the situation peacefully” and “establish communications” with a man inside, Jose Jesus Lopez-Tinoco, according to a statement from the Oregon State Police.
Once they arrived at the home, a call between a suspect and a trained negotiator was arranged. But on hearing gunshots they entered the house, and a deputy fired “a yet to be determined number of rounds,” the police said.
“As the incident unfolded, shots were fired,” the sheriff’s department said. “Ultimately, there were multiple fatalities during this incident, including that of the suspect. No deputies were injured.” It described it as an “officer-involved shooting.” Inside the home, the deputies found that the boy, who was not identified, and a 24-year-old woman, Diari Bustos-Bustos, had been fatally shot. Mr. Lopez-Tinoco, 34, was found dead with what appeared “to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the police said.
It was not immediately clear who fired the shots or who was in the residence. The statement said the deputies involved in the incident would be placed on administrative leave during the investigation in the city, which is about 45 miles south of Portland. A woman, Laura Rocio-Bustos, 43, was found inside the house with a gunshot wound, and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A 13-year-old boy, who was not identified, was “rescued” and not injured, the police said.
Capt. Timothy R. Fox, the spokesman for the Oregon State Police, which is investigating, said in an email that more information would be released on Tuesday. The police did not describe how the shootings unfolded and did not say how the people inside the home knew one another.
The sheriff’s office described the confrontation by saying that when deputies arrived at the home, about 45 miles south of Portland, they arranged a call between Mr. Lopez-Tinoco and a trained negotiator.
“As the incident unfolded, shots were fired,” the office said. “Ultimately, there were multiple fatalities during this incident, including that of the suspect. No deputies were injured.”
The deputy who fired his gun, Ricky Kittelson, was placed on administrative leave as is the standard response after “an officer-involved shooting,” the police said. The Oregon State Police would continue to investigate, the agency said, and would release more details in coordination with the Marion County district attorney.