Salem, Ore. —This release is a brief update to the September 18 officer-involved shooting incident during a Polk County Interagency Narcotics Team (POINT) investigation. The incident occurred inside the Goodwill Store on Edgewater ST NW in west Salem.

Scott Gabriel Spangler, age 43, of Dallas has been identified as the individual who died during the altercation with POINT Officer Darren Buchholz of the Dallas Police Department.

According to state protocol on deadly force response, an outside agency must take on the role of lead investigative agency. The Salem Police Department has been assigned that role.  

The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time or until the case is reviewed by the Office of the Polk County District Attorney.

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