11-02-2025
Salem man menaced Hispanic family with shotgun, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Authorities arrested a man Sunday afternoon after he was seen menacing a Hispanic family with a shotgun, according to Salem police.
Officers responded to the area of 2100 Coral Avenue NE after hearing of a man who 'brandished a shotgun at two adults and a young girl' while they were waiting for a tow truck around 5 p.m., police said.
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The man, 27-year-old Jonathan Mauris Haun, had reportedly 'approached the Hispanic family with the weapon in hand and shouted racially-charged remarks,' according to investigators.
Haun was arrested and charged with three counts of menacing, three counts of first-degree bias crime, and three counts of unlawfully using a weapon.
'We encourage Salem residents to report bias-motivated incidents to police,' Salem police said. 'Whether threats to personal safety or hate speech, either verbal or in the form of graffiti, these incidents should be reported immediately so that an officers [sic] can investigate.'
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