STOCKTON — Rewards totaling $85,000 have been supplied for info resulting in an arrest in 5 deadly shootings since July in Stockton, California, that investigators imagine are associated, police mentioned.
After reviewing surveillance footage, detectives have positioned an unidentified “individual of curiosity” within the killings, Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden wrote on the division’s Fb web page Saturday. Police launched a grainy nonetheless picture of an individual filmed from behind, dressed all in black and sporting a black cap.
The newest killing occurred shortly earlier than 2 a.m. Tuesday, when a 54-year-old man was shot in a residential space simply north of downtown, McFadden mentioned.
Police mentioned he was the fifth man fatally shot since July 8 inside a radius of some sq. miles. Detectives imagine all 5 homicides are associated “primarily based on our investigation and the reviews we're receiving,” McFadden mentioned.
Police mentioned the victims had been every strolling alone once they had been killed within the night or early morning within the metropolis of 320,000 residents about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of the state capital, Sacramento.
The ages of the victims vary from 21 to 54; 4 of the lads had been Hispanic and one was white, McFadden mentioned.
“We're dedicated to defending our group and fixing these circumstances using all of the assets at our disposal together with YOU. We'd like YOUR assist!!!! If anybody, has info relating to these investigations, name us instantly. Please keep in mind our victims have grieving relations who want decision. If you realize one thing, say one thing,” the chief wrote on Fb.
The town of Stockton put up a $75,000 reward, and Stockton Crime Stoppers supplied a further $10,000.