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Salem police and federal agents are investigating a shooting early
Wednesday morning that damaged windows at the Tesla dealership in south
Salem.

The shooting is the second criminal incident at the dealership in just the
past month, following a suspected vehicle arson and window damage on Jan.
20.

Federal authorities are involved in both Salem cases, though investigators
have not said whether they suspect the incidents were politically
motivated.

The incidents come as Tesla dealerships across the U.S. have been the
targets of political protest due to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in
President Donald Trump’s administration. Musk has overseen the mass firing
of federal employees and slashed government spending while running a cost- cutting task force Trump named the Department of Government Efficiency.

Salem police responded just before 5 a.m. Wednesday to a report of damaged windows at the dealership at 2755 Mission St. S.E. Police remained on
scene until around 12 p.m. Wednesday.

“Officers found the damage to be from gunshots,” according to agency spokeswoman Angela Hedrick.

Hedrick said authorities have made no arrests and are still investigating
the shooting.

She declined to specify why the FBI was helping investigate the shooting.
“The FBI’s standard practice is to assist local agencies with their
expertise or tools, for example, if it can benefit an investigation,” she
said.

When asked whether police suspect the incidents were politically
motivated, Hedrick said, “The incident was reported less than six hours
ago, and we have detectives that are still on the scene gathering evidence
and facts in the case.”

The shooting comes just over four weeks after authorities investigated a vehicle fire at the dealership.

The earlier fire at the dealership was reported around 3:45 a.m. on Jan.
20. Fire damage was contained to one car, and one of the dealership’s
windows was broken.

Federal agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives helped investigate the incident.

Salem police said at the time that they were investigating the fire as an
arson but had made no arrests. They asked anyone with information to call
the agency’s tip line at 503-588-8477.

The FBI’s Portland field office told Salem Reporter in a statement
Wednesday that the fire investigation was still pending.

The FBI and ATF are jointly investigating the fire, according to Hedrick.

https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/02/19/gunshots-fired-into-windows-of- salem-tesla-dealership-police-say/

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