1 dead, 3 wounded in overnight strip club shooting

A man was killed and three other people were wounded early Saturday in a shooting at the Stars Cabaret near Market Street and Hawthorne Avenue NE, Salem police said.

The homicide was the second fatal shooting at a Salem strip club this month.

Police identified the dead man as 47-year-old Darryl Patrick Jones, of Salem. Jones died at Salem Hospital.

The three people who were wounded suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were being treated at Salem Hospital, said Lt. Dave Okada, a spokesman for the Salem Police Department. Their identities were being withheld for their safety, Okada said.

According to a news release issued by Okada, officers were called to Stars Cabaret, 1550 Weston Court NE, about 12:50 a.m. Saturday on reports of shots fired.

Officers arrived to find four victims who had been shot. No arrests had been made Saturday. Around 10 a.m. Saturday, police said they were seeking a Hispanic man who was described as in his 20s or 30s, stocky and bald.

At the time of the shooting, the nightclub was busy and full of patrons and employees, Okada said. Following the shooting, detectives worked through the night. They believe the shooting was not random and appeared to be related to an altercation that involved one of the injured victims.

Stars Cabaret owner Jeff Struhar declined to comment on the details of the shooting, but in a telephone interview Saturday morning, he said the club was offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. In a later interview, that offer was rescinded. An employee who answered the phone later said Stars Cabaret would not be open Saturday.

This was the second strip club shooting this month. Just before midnight July 9, 31-year-old Roderick Adams Jr., of Salem, was shot in the head following a dispute outside Presley's Playhouse on Commercial Street SE.

According to a police affidavit in that case, medics arriving near Ewald Avenue and Duplex Court S found Adams lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the right side of his forehead. Adams was taken to Salem Hospital, where he died several days later.

On Monday, Christopher Marquis Lauderdale, 27, of Keizer, was arraigned in that case on charges that stemmed from a July 10 arrest prior to Adam’s death. Marion County Circuit Judge Janet Klapstein ordered that Lauderdale be held without bail and said she believed a grand jury indictment scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, would include a murder charge.

Since the Memorial Day holiday, Salem has recorded two other fatal shootings.

Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, 30-year-old Matthew Pearce, of Salem, was shot dead in West Salem at 2617 Islander Ave. NW. He was a former National Guard soldier who served in Iraq.

Police said Friday that they were still investigating the circumstances of that shooting. One person involved in the shooting was in custody on unrelated charges. The person was not described as a suspect.

On May 29, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting just before 7 a.m. in the 3000 block of Surfwood Drive NE, near McKay High School, just outside Salem city limits. On Friday, Jose Garcia-Roldan was identified as the victim in that fatal shooting and Robert Gordon Davis, 31, of Seaside, was charged with murder.

Anyone with information on Saturday’s shooting is asked to call the Salem Police Department at 503-588-6123.

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