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On the evening of May 7, 1981, Lori J. Cunningham, a 22-year-old female paralegal, was at the Oregon Museum Tavern in Salem, Oregon. It was a ladies' night at the tavern on Front Street NE, and the establishment was crowded with patrons. The night took a horrific turn at approximately 10:30 p.m. when a man entered the tavern and, without a word, began shooting a 9mm Browning handgun.
The gunman, later identified as 25-year-old unemployed mill worker Lawrence William Moore, first fired at ...Read More
The gunman, later identified as 25-year-old unemployed mill worker Lawrence William Moore, first fired at ...Read More
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Lori J. Cunningham
Female
White / Caucasian
Salem
OR
1981-05-07
22
Lori
J. Cunningham
11/24/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Did anyone else find it absolutely chilling how Moore was portrayed by those around him before the s... ...Read More
10/31/2023
10/31/2023
I've been thinking a lot about the unsung heroes during tragic events like the Oregon Museum Tavern ... ...Read More
10/10/2023
10/10/2023
I was reading about the Oregon Museum Tavern shooting and I can't help but think about those terrify... ...Read More
05/18/2023
05/18/2023
