Posts Tagged ‘shooting’
Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Thursday In Walnut Creek
A 46-year-old Walnut Creek man was shot and killed by police near the intersection of Buena Vista and Alvarado avenues in Walnut Creek after neighbors reported seeing a man in dark clothing prowling the area with a flashlight. Neighbors reported hearing shouted police commands and at least two shots fired in the area around midnight…
Read MoreOne Dead, One Seriously Wounded In San Pablo Liquor Store Shooting Monday
At approximately 9:07 p.m. Monday, police responded to a liquor store in the 1400 block of Rumrill Boulevard regarding reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adult male victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Despite life-saving efforts, one victim, a 36-year-old Richmond…
Read MoreReport Of Car-To-Car Shooting Stacks Traffic On Highway 24 Thursday
Reports of a man firing into a car on the Oakland side of the Caldecott Tunnel rippled into a massive traffic slowdown from Orinda to Walnut Creek Thursday as police maneuvered to stop and detain a suspect on eastbound Highway 24 and Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek. Initial reports that a person had sustained a…
Read MoreShots Fired In Downtown Walnut Creek Sunday
A couple challenged for failing to pay their bill at a downtown restaurant Sunday were ejected and left but not before firing three shots before speeding away, according to witnesses. Witnesses said two people, described as a heavy-set white female and heavy-set black male, had tried to leave the Modern China Cafe on N. Main…
Read MoreMan Shot, Wounded In Concord Wednesday
A man dressed head to foot in black motorcycle attire approached and shot another man in the parking lot of the Willow Pass Community Park on E. Olivera Wednesday. Emergency personnel were called to the area around 1 p.m., reportedly finding a person in or near a car with a gunshot wound to the chest.…
Read MoreDriver Wounded In Car-To-Car Shooting On Highway 24 Pulls Over To Seek Help In Lafayette Wednesday
This afternoon at about 3:35pm, a Contra Costa CHP motorcycle unit was on an enforcement stop on Pleasant Hill Road, just north of Hwy-24, when he was contacted by a female driver in a silver Chevy Malibu who stopped to report she was the victim of a freeway shooting. The driver reported that she had…
Read MoreSimmering Campus Relationship Believed Behind Sunday Night Shooting In Moraga
Classmates of Isaiah Glaze, the 21-year-old St. Mary’s College student and suspect in a double-shooting that left Moraga in a state of shock Sunday, said Glaze had been stalking his victim, also an SMC student, for months after a failed on-campus relationship. Students forwarded social media posts posted by friends of the victim as well…
Read MoreDanville Man Shot And Killed On Fostoria Way Sunday
UPDATE: Coroner’s officials identified the victim as John Moore, 76, of Danville. Mr. Moore lived a short distance away from the scene of the shooting and was the Managing General Partner of the Crow Canyon Medical Center at 1320 El Capitan Drive, also a short distance away from where he was killed. Police have reportedly…
Read MoreSuspect Shot, Killed By Danville Police Officer After Attempting To Run Him Down Saturday
Police provided fresh details of an officer involved shooting that took the life of a 33-year-old Newark man Saturday, identifying both the victim and the officer who opened fire out of “immediate fear” he was going to be struck by the suspect’s car as it veered toward him. A police spokesman identified the dead man…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed During Marijuana Robbery In Pleasant Hill Saturday Night
Pleasant Hill police responding to a report of a man with gunshot wounds found a man who had been shot multiple times inside a residence in the 2100 block of Norse Drive late Saturday night. Although lifesaving measures were taken, the man was declared dead shortly after the call was received at 11:14 p.m. Preliminary…
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