PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A teen who turned himself in after a murder in the Bush’s Pasture Park area in Salem has admitted to the shooting death of a 16-year-old in March 2024, according to the Marion County DA’s Office.
Nathaniel McCrae Jr. admitted to second-degree murder in juvenile court. He also pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm in Marion County Circuit Court.
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