Two men and three teens charged with assault in Salem; Gun confiscated from teen

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – Three teenage boys and two men have been arrested after another man was attacked in Salem early Sunday morning, according to Salem police.

According to police, around 4:30 a.m. an officer noticed five people physically assaulting a man near Market Street and Hawthorne Avenue Northeast. The suspects then fled the area in a car.

Police have not yet released any information about the victim or any injuries he may have suffered.

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Police said the suspect car was spotted about 20 minutes later by a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy near Lancaster Drive and Center Street Northeast.

The suspects were arrested without incident and taken into custody, police said.

The two adults, 20-year-old Horacio Chavez Soto and 19-year-old Manuel Contreras Rivera, both of Salem, were arrested and charged with riot. Both men have since been released, police said.

The three teenage boys, ages 16, 16 and 17, were taken to the Marion County Juvenile Department, where all three were charged with riot.

Police said one of the 16-year-old boys had a gun, which they seized. The teen has also been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

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