Reports of loud noises near Olinger Pool in Salem, Salem OR

Weapons

Reported: 11/6/2025 01:30 AM

Near A St NE, Salem, OR 97301

Multiple people reported hearing loud noises described as rapid banging near Olinger Pool and surrounding areas near East and 14th Street in Salem. Police spoke with witnesses and staff; some confirmed hearing noises that might have sounded like gunfire or something being hit. The exact source of the noise is unclear, with reports of sounds coming from different directions within the area.

Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch

02:22

Transcript:

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(number withheld). Also,

00:05

call-taker still getting information.

00:07

Time delays, too, thought it was in the area of Safe Land Center.

00:15

26. I copy.

00:19

Once a two.

00:25

46, I talked with a couple of people standing up by the Paws by the Safeway and they didn't hear anything.

00:30

I'm going to try to talk with staff.

00:35

D6, do I copy?

00:41

(number withheld) and I are going to go walk around the Ollinger Pool area, see if he came from that way.

00:50

I'm talking with staff and they definitely heard some noises.

00:54

It's not like large banging, maybe something being hit to them.

00:58

Someone else has spent a couple blocks but maybe further downtown.

01:05

So we have somebody, multiple people hearing banging from different directions.

01:11

I don't think a lot of it's just echoing in this area, but I definitely confirmed that there was some sort of rapid noise that was very loud.

01:22

Number three, I can I be all with two on D in 14.

01:31

Today, thank you.

01:32

repeat your location.

01:35

D in 14.

01:38

I copy, thank you.

01:45

318, 362. I have two males here saying that we did hear, well, appeared to be shot fire south of our location, which is E and 14th.

01:58

I copy. So we've got Olinger over there as well and the odd building in the school.

02:09

Last to the north, 318, I think, says south.

02:16

Yeah, south of where he's at and he's right at north.

02:22

Yeah, he's ready.

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