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Police identify 16-year-old shot, killed in Salem park

One person was shot at Englewood Park on Sunday morning; police are still searching for a suspect. A second person was shot at a NE Salem home on Sunday afternoon.

SALEM, Ore. — Two people were killed in separate shootings Sunday in Salem.

The first shooting happened at 12:48 a.m. a person was shot at Englewood Park and later died at a local hospital. 

The victim was identified as 16-year-old Ishaq Saleem, of Keizer. 

Police are still searching for a suspect.

At 3:19 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 400 block of 22nd Street Northeast, and found a person who'd been shot. The victim was taken to a local hospital where they later died. Police say a suspect has been questioned by investigators, and that more information will be released once it's available.

The two shootings happened less than a mile from each other, but police said they're not related.

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