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Salem Police Conducting Death Investigation-UPDATE-Additional arrest - 11/21/17

UPDATE: November 21, 2017/1510

In the continued effort to investigate the November 10 murder of Kenny Kalugin in northeast Salem, police detectives were able to identify 36-year-old Zachary Urton as a suspect in the case. Area law enforcement agencies were notified.

Early this morning, November 21, Urton was located in a vehicle by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Urton fled when deputies attempted to stop him, yet was ultimately taken into custody and lodged on an unrelated parole violation warrant.

The homicide investigation is continuing and further will be released as it becomes available.

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UPDATE: November 14, 2017/12:20 pm

Salem Police Detectives, with the assistance of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police SWAT, arrested a subject on multiple outstanding warrants on the evening of November 13, then later charged him in the murder of Kenny Kalugin.

21-year old Jose Ricardo Barboza-Manzo was located at a residence in unincorporated Tillamook County on Monday afternoon. When he refused to obey commands to exit the residence, Oregon State Police SWAT was activated to assist in the arrest. Barbanzo-Manzo later surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident. In addition to warrants for his arrest on charges of Felony Attempting to Elude, Misdemeanor Attempting to Elude, Reckless Driving and Harassment, Detectives later charged him with Aggravated Murder, Robbery in the First Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon in the murder of Kenny Kalugin that occurred on November 10.

This investigation is continuing and no further information is being released at this time.

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UPDATE: November 13, 2017/5:10 pm

The victim in this incident has been identified as 37-year old Kenny Kalugin of Gervais. Autopsy results indicate that Kalugin died as a result of gunshot wounds.

This is an active investigation and no further details are being released at this time.

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Salem Police Detectives are investigating a death in northeast Salem.

Officers responded to an alley west of the 1800 block of Liberty St NE shortly after 7:00 am this morning on a report of an unconscious subject in a vehicle. Officers and medics located an adult male victim in a vehicle and confirmed that he was deceased.

An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow on the victim. His identity is not being released at this time.

This is an active investigation and no further details are being released at this time.

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