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Suspect charged with second-degree murder after 23-year-old man was found shot dead in his car, Salem police say

The Marion County Sheriff's Office found Jesus Ramos-Torres in his vehicle around 1:30 a.m. A suspect, Ismael Ventura-Arellano, has been arraigned.

SALEM, Ore. — Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) found a man shot dead in his vehicle around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 23.

Salem police identified the man as 23-year-old Jesus Ramos-Torres. On Thursday, the suspect, Ismael Ventura-Arellano, 21, was arraigned and charged with second-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. 

On Jan. 23., officers responded to reports of gunfire near 1100 Cordon Road Southeast early in the morning and came upon a vehicle blocking the roadway, where they found Ramos-Torres dead inside the vehicle from a gunshot wound.

MCSO closed a section of Cordon Road for approximately six hours while investigating. 

Leticia Ramos, the older sister of Ramos-Torres, said he had just turned 23, the day before he was killed.

"So, it's ... it's very tough," she said. "They're destroyed. My mom is having a very hard time, especially because he was living with them."

Ramos described her brother as a kind and caring person who loved his family and would help anybody out. She said, "He was very kind, very sweet, always caring about everyone who he met."

This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

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