Two men killed in Woodburn shooting incident

Summary

Woodburn police received calls of shots fired shortly before 11:00 p.m. Monday and when they arrived on the scene they found a vehicle in the middle of the street with a dead body inside.

Story Published: Sep 30, 2008 at 8:33 AM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 3:04 AM PDT

Two men killed in Woodburn shooting incident

Investigators look for clues near a vehicle involved in the shooting incident.

WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) _ Investigators are trying to solve a double homicide that occurred in Woodburn.

The Marion County District Attorney's Office says police checking into a report of gunshots late Monday discovered three victims who were shot in or near a vehicle.

One man — 36-year-old Ernesto Benjamin Vasquez of Woodburn — died at the scene. The other victims were taken to OHSU Hospital in Portland.

Deputy District Attorney Courtland Geyer says 29-year-old Eduardo Solorio of Woodburn was later pronounced dead and 22-year-old Andrew Davis of Woodburn remained in stable condition late Tuesday afternoon.

Autopsies determined that Vasquez and Solorio died from gunshot wounds and the deaths were ruled homicides.

No arrests have been made.

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