Salem Deadly Force Incident
(Salem, OR) -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office says deputies were involved in a use of deadly force incident Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call at a home. A caller reported they were being held hostage. Oregon State Police say deputies entered the home and found 39-year-old Juan Carlos Gomez-Valles armed with two knives. There was an altercation and one deputy fired hitting Gomez-Valles. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies Alan Jefferson and Tyson Gardner are both recruit deputies who have been on the job for less than a year. They weren't injured.



