SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Latest on a triple shooting in Springfield, Oregon (all times local):
3:30 p.m.
Police in the western Oregon city of Springfield say one man has died of his injuries after a triple shooting at an apartment complex Saturday evening.
Police say 23-year-old Jordan Wyatt Ledbetter has been arrested and charged with murder and assault in connection with the shooting. Springfield police Lt. Scott McKee says Ledbetter and at least four others were at a social gathering at Ledbetter’s apartment when the shooting occurred.
When police arrived, they found one man shot in the chest and another shot in the arm at the base of the stairs leading to the apartment. A third victim who had been shot in the neck had already fled the scene to seek help.
The man who was shot in the chest later died; police did not release the victims’ names Sunday.
9:10 a.m.
Police say a 23-year-old man was arrested after three people were shot in an apartment complex in the western Oregon town of Springfield.
The Springfield Police Department said in a news release early Sunday morning that all three victims were transported to area hospitals with serious to life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses called 911 to report gunfire about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and the police officers who responded found two people with gunshot wounds near a staircase leading to an apartment. According to the press release, the officers heard calls for help from inside the apartment, and found the suspect struggling with another man inside.
A third victim, who had been shot in the neck, had already fled the apartment and sought help from people living nearby.
The police have not released the names of the victims or the suspect, but say the suspect lived at the apartment.
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This story has been corrected to show that the suspect is 23 years old. Police initially released the incorrect age.
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