Police responding to a report of gunfire in the area of Walker and Sierra in Walnut Creek Tuesday ultimately engaged in a lengthy air and ground search for a suspect that stretched into Wednesday morning.
UPDATE:
WCPD posted the following to their social media site late Wednesday:
Walnut Creek Police Arrest Attempted Homicide Suspect
On February 18th, 2025, at approximately 7:18PM, the Walnut Creek Police Department responded to the report of shots fired on the 100 block of Sierra Drive. Responding Officers arrived on scene and determined the suspect had already fled the area. Walnut Creek Police Department Officers and Detectives quickly determined the identity of the suspect.
The Walnut Creek Police Department apprehended the suspect in the early morning hours of February 19th and he was subsequently booked at the Martinez Detention Facility where he is currently being held on $600,000 bail. The investigation revealed the suspect and the victim were known to each other. No one was injured in the incident and there are no outstanding suspects.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Officers used drones and search dogs to look for a man later identified as Melvin Kibbee, 43, of Walnut Creek after Kibbee allegedly fired at another person at approximately 7:20 p.m., leaving the scene reportedly with a pit bull in tow. It was not immediately known if the alleged victim was hit by gunfire.
Police established a perimeter in the neighborhood and searched it for several hours, going yard to yard before settling on a specific residence believed to have been owned by the subject – described as a white male, 6′ feet tall, in a white t-shirt and jeans – but ultimately leaving the area empty-handed.
Neighbors said officers returned to the area at approximately 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, once again searching a target location on Sierra while a CHP helicopter orbited the area. Once again, the search was believed to be unsuccessful, police eventually withdrawing from the neighborhood.
Police said Kibbee was in custody on charges of Attempted First Degree Murder, Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, and Prohibited Person in Possession of Ammunition.
And no WCPD officers preventing civilian foot traffic from entering the sensitive area.
Firestone 11R
Those alerts of yours sure helped. We were clueless!!!
Good to hear!
Not his first rodeo if I remember correctly.
Nope, I live directly across from the house where he lives and Walnut PD had to be called so many
times and there was always people screaming and yelling at one another outside.
Yes friends, It’s The Wild West Out There, please always use caution.
Firestone 11R
Quite a night
Umm, public arrest record(Bart fare evasion) lists Melvn as Female. Adds more motivations to consider. XD