Person pepper sprayed in Salem assault near 17th and Oak
AssaultThis audio reports an assault where a person was pepper sprayed near 17th and Oak streets in Salem. The suspect is not at the scene, and medics have been called. The caller is with the victim and authorities are trying to gather more information.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
02:20
Transcript:
Cabby? And did you say Eval only? A-firm, just an engine. Copy. 325, can you head toward this assault? We do have medics headed toward it, uh, 17th at Oak. 237 train round as well. So far information on this is the subject of pepper sprayed. Color is with the victim. A suspect is not near the color or the victim. Unknown suspect. 8255. Copy on this. I'm checking with that and a description. Copy, thank you. We have a 5-minute delay, and the suspect was in a group of 2. (name withheld) is in my car now and I'm going to transport (name withheld) to the 76 gas station to collect more evidence. Okay. We can get a description and I can get a description on the suspect. Copy. Our call-taker is trying. We're having a hard time getting any answers from the patient. Caller does not know the patient's victim. Let's just say when it happened. Okay. Electrol and I'm small. And we have no description on the suspect.
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Location mentioned:
Oak St SE & 17th St SE, Salem, OR 97301
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