Today, October 16th, 2018, at about 3 pm, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49 year old Darin E. Shaw on the charges of Murder and Manslaughter stemming from the shooting last Thursday that occurred in the 9000 block of Corvallis Rd, just south Independence. He was taken to the Polk County Jail without incident (no booking photo available at this time). The investigation is continuing. If anyone has information about this incident, please contact Detective Carballo of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 503-623-9251.

No further details are available for release at this time and any further requests for such information should be directed towards the Polk County District Attorney’s Office.

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On October 11th, 2018 at about 8:38 pm, Polk County Deputies, with the assistance from the Independence Police Department responded to a residence in the 9000 block of Corvallis Rd on a reported shooting. After life saving measures were exhausted, 31 year old Joseph Sieg was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound.

The Polk County Major Crimes Team was activated to help with the investigation. The team consists of detectives from every Polk County law enforcement agency and the Oregon State Police. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, October 15th. The investigation is ongoing.