May 7, 1981, in Salem, Oregon, turned fatal at the Oregon Museum Tavern when a man later identified as Lawrence William Moore opened fire shortly after 10:30 p.m. Patrons tried to flee as Moore fired a 9mm Browning HP, reloading multiple times during the attack. Robert Eric Hamblin, 24, a self-employed auto body painter and Silverton High School graduate, was among those killed at the scene; two others died that night as well and a fifth victim, Dennis Scharf, later died of his injuries in 2013.

Patrons subdued Moore after one person struck him with a pool cue and others tackled and restrained him until police arrived. At trial, Moore did not dispute being the shooter but pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect; the jury convicted him on four counts of aggravated murder and he received four life terms. Hamblin’s name appears on a memorial wall at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City alongside the other victims.