SALEM, Ore. — Salem police have identified a woman found shot to death inside a vehicle on July 21.
According to the Salem Police Department, patrol officers responded around 6:45 a.m. to a welfare check request near Portland Road Northeast and Rose Garden Street Northeast.
At the scene, officers found a woman, later identified as 42-year-old Marcie Ann Harris, slumped over inside of a vehicle. Police called in detectives from the Salem Police Violent Crimes Unit to take over the investigation.
Salem police said that the initial investigation shows that Harris died "as a result of gun violence."
“Our detectives are working diligently on this case. At this time there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the public,” said Salem police acting-in-capacity Deputy Chief Michael Bennett, who currently oversees the agency's Investigations Division.
Police said that investigators are working all available leads in the case.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they emerge.
