Crime & Safety
Police Seeking Witnesses in East Palo Alto Shooting
Three youths were injured in the shooting which police are trying to determine was gang-related.
Written by Bay City News
Police in East Palo Alto are still trying to determine a motive in a shooting that left three city residents wounded, on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Officer Veronica Barries said police are on the lookout for a gray, gold or silver Toyota Corolla that might have been the getaway vehicle in the shooting, which occurred shortly after 8 p.m. in the 1000 block of Myrtle Street, near Pulgas Avenue.
The three victims, one a juvenile, were all taken to hospitals and are expected to survive. The victims are cooperating with police, Barries said.
Police are still trying to determine whether the crime was gang-related. "We're still investigating at this point, we're in the preliminary stages and we're not ruling anything out yet," Barries said.
Officer Veronica Barries said police are on the lookout for a gray, gold or silver Toyota Corolla that might have been the getaway vehicle in the shooting, which occurred shortly after 8 p.m. in the 1000 block of Myrtle Street, near Pulgas Avenue.
The three victims, one a juvenile, were all taken to hospitals and are expected to survive. The victims are cooperating with police, Barries said.
Police are still trying to determine whether the crime was gang-related. "We're still investigating at this point, we're in the preliminary stages and we're not ruling anything out yet," Barries said.
Anyone with information on the case or who may have witnessed the shooting is asked to call East Palo Alto police dispatch at (650) 321-1112, send an anonymous email to epa@tipnow.org, send an anonymous text to (650) 409-6792, or leave an anonymous voice mail by calling (650) 409-6792.
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