Officers were called to a fairgrounds after a report of a person messing with the equipment. An officer found a person some distance away from where the suspicious individual had been reported. The officer shot and killed him, although details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Victim's Name: Mark A. Naugle
Agency Responsible: Salem Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Race: White
Date of Death: July 3, 2019
County: Washington
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: hammer
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4843
Geography: Rural