Carol McAlice Currie, and Whitney M. Woodworth

Statesman Journal

A DUI stop turned shooting outside a Dallas Walmart left the suspect dead and one police officer wounded Friday evening, officials said.

Three officers from Dallas Police Department responding to complaints of an intoxicated man in the Walmart parking lot attempted to take 36-year-old Jeremiah Anderson, of Dallas, into custody for DUI, said Capt. Bill Fugate, an Oregon State Police spokesman.

Shots rang out shortly before 6 p.m.

Fugate said Anderson resisted arrest and fired as many as two rounds. One of the rounds struck Sgt. Rob Hatchell in the leg. Hatchell and Officer Mike Fleming returned fire and hit Anderson. Anderson died at the scene, and Hatchell was taken to a local hospital.

Fleming and the third Dallas officer, Aaron Mollahan, were not injured.

Fugate said Anderson's firearm was recovered at the scene.

Hatchell was later treated and released from the hospital. Per standard protocol, all three officers were placed on paid administrative leaving pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Polk County city of about 15,000 was on alert after police activity closed down the Walmart on NE Kings Valley Highway. Residents said the shooting had shocked the "small, close-knit community."

According to court records, Anderson was arrested in 2015 by Dallas police for a probation violation stemming from a DUI conviction. Family and friends planned a vigil for Anderson, described as a father, son and disabled veteran outside the Dallas Walmart Saturday night.

As with most officer-involved shootings, the Oregon State Police took the lead on the investigation. Neighboring police agencies including the Grand Ronde Tribal Police, Polk County Sheriff's Office, and the Independence, Monmouth and Salem police departments assisted in the response and ensuing investigation.

This is the second fatal officer-involved shooting to happen in Polk County in 2016.

Joshua Bolster, 29, of Salem, was shot and killed by a Polk County Sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop on Highway 22 on July 5 near Doaks Ferry Road NW. A Polk County jury ruled the shooting was justified in August.

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