STOCKTON – Police investigated several shootings that claimed the life of one victim and wounded several others.
At 8:40pm Saturday night, police responded to a report of a man down near the 8000 block of Albany Drive. Police located the victim, a 38 year old man, suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was unresponsive and pronounced deceased at the scene.
Detectives responded and investigated the incident.
Police responded to several other shooting incidents throughout the night as well.
At about 9:10pm police officers were called to a report of a woman shot on the 900 block of Sanddollar Circle. Authorities say a 26 year old woman was standing outside when she was struck in the leg by a bullet. The injury was considered non life threatening and the woman declined medical treatment. No suspect information was available.
At about 9:24pm police responded to a home on the 700 block of Gotham Drive for a report of an eight year old boy struck by gunfire. Police say the child was sitting on the roof of a home when a man with long hair and dark clothing fired gunshots from a backyard. The boy was struck near the eye. He was transported to a hospital and was said to be stable.
At about 10:14pm police say a 48 year old man was struck by a bullet as he stood outside near the 400 block of West Sixth Street. He suffered a non life threatening injury to the hand and went to a hospital. There was no suspect information for this case.
At about 2:00am a 23 year old man confronted the driver of a speeding vehicle near the 4000 block of Victory Lane. The driver, described as an Asian male, shot the victim. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Anyone with information regarding these cases is encouraged to contact the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600 where callers can remain anonymous.