Three people were killed in two separate shootings in Stockton Friday night, authorities said. Two other people were also injured in the shootings. The first shooting happened at the 300 block of Coventry Drive around 11:18 p.m., the Stockton Police Department said. Officers found four people with gunshot wounds. A 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene.Two others, a 29-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were taken to the hospital, authorities said. It’s unclear how they are doing, but authorities said they had non-life threatening injuries when taken to the hospital.“They were just kicking back, and all of a sudden some guys from this left corner over here, they appeared and started shooting,” said friend of the victims, Fernando Garcia.Family and friends of the two who died held a memorial where it happened.“I heard 10 shots and then I just heard screaming… it was literally right in front of me right here on my doorstep,” said a neighbor to the victims, Rafael Duran.The second shooting happened at the 700 block of W. Eighth Street after 11:30 p,m., according to police. Officers found a 30-year-old man there with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene, authorities said. Police did not release a description of the shooter or the victims of either incident. No other details were released.So far in 2022, 19 homicides have been reported, according to Stockton police. At this time last year there was a total of 11 homicides. For the whole year, 2020 had a total of 56 homicides, 2021 had a total of 39 homicides, 2022 is on pace to top both, police said.A homicide in Stockton happens roughly once every five days.Anyone with information regarding the two shootings is asked to call 209-937-8377.
Three people were killed in two separate shootings in Stockton Friday night, authorities said. Two other people were also injured in the shootings.
The first shooting happened at the 300 block of Coventry Drive around 11:18 p.m., the Stockton Police Department said.
Officers found four people with gunshot wounds. A 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two others, a 29-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were taken to the hospital, authorities said. It’s unclear how they are doing, but authorities said they had non-life threatening injuries when taken to the hospital.
“They were just kicking back, and all of a sudden some guys from this left corner over here, they appeared and started shooting,” said friend of the victims, Fernando Garcia.
Family and friends of the two who died held a memorial where it happened.
“I heard 10 shots and then I just heard screaming… it was literally right in front of me right here on my doorstep,” said a neighbor to the victims, Rafael Duran.
The second shooting happened at the 700 block of W. Eighth Street after 11:30 p,m., according to police.
Officers found a 30-year-old man there with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene, authorities said.
Police did not release a description of the shooter or the victims of either incident. No other details were released.
So far in 2022, 19 homicides have been reported, according to Stockton police. At this time last year there was a total of 11 homicides.
For the whole year, 2020 had a total of 56 homicides, 2021 had a total of 39 homicides, 2022 is on pace to top both, police said.
A homicide in Stockton happens roughly once every five days.
Anyone with information regarding the two shootings is asked to call 209-937-8377.
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