CALIFORNIA — A Stockton man was shot by a suspect while sitting in his truck. The victim later died at the hospital. Police are searching for suspects.
This morning at 12:50 am, a 57 year old man was inside a vehicle when the suspect approached him at the passenger side of the vehicle in the area of Lincoln Street and MLK Blvd.
After a short exchange of words between the suspect and the 57 year old man, the suspect struck him and then shot him. The suspect then pointed the gun at the reporting party.
A second suspect took the RPs keys and tossed them into the bed of histruck. The 57 year old man was transported to a local hospital by the reporting party for treatment. The 57 year old man has died at the hospital. Homicide Detectives have been called in for the investigation.
The suspects were described as: an African-American man, 30 to 40 years old, 6’00” / 195 lbs., last seen wearing a green jacket, black shirt and black jeans; and an African-American man, 35 to 40 years old, 5’10” to 6’00” / 200-250 lbs., last seen wearing a plain white t-shirt, black jeans and black shoes.
The Stockton Police Department is encouraging citizens to call if they have information pertaining to this investigation. Callers are asked to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323, or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous.
Citizens may also text information from their cell phones to ‘Crimes’ (274637) and type the keyword TIPSPD and then their tip or logon to the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page and click ‘Submit A Tip’. Tipsters may also send tips on the Stockton PD Mobile Phone App. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
If you have any information that may lead to an arrest, call Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000.
