Meantime, Compton walked to the parking lot of Planet Fitness, 5240 Commercial St. He told Lyons to “floor it,” and Compton jumped to the side of the car as it quickly accelerated south in the parking lot. Pietrok described the gun as small, black and semiautomatic. The man, later identified as Compton, 27, told them to “get out of the car” and “I’m going to shoot.” S.E.Īt the time, Haley Lyons was driving on the west side of the Walmart parking lot with her passenger, Cooper Pietrok, when a man jumped in front of their vehicle and pointed a gun at them. 23, the Salem police received a 911 call reporting that someone had attempted to steal a car at gunpoint in the parking lot of Walmart, 5250 Commercial St. The district attorney’s office gave the following account of the police chase and shootout.Īt 9:02 a.m. They also reviewed exhibits including videos, photographs, scene diagrams, dispatch recordings, ballistic information, firearms and autopsy conclusions. Grand jurors heard testimony from 16 witnesses including the Oregon State Police, which led the investigation. (Marion County District Attorney’s Office) Compton fled with her keys and was later killed by Salem police after he fired at them. Compton, wresting car keys away from a 79-year-old Salem woman as she enters Planet Fitness in south Salem on Jan. VIDEO: WARNING – Graphic image: Police shooting in south Salem A security camera captures video of Michael J. A statement released Thursday evening by the office of District Attorney Paige Clarkson said the officers fired 68 shots at Compton after he ran from and then shot at officers as children on a school bus watched.Įighteen bullets struck Compton, and an autopsy found he died from gunshot wounds to his back.
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