Crime & Safety
Teen Killed, Another Injured In Hayward Shooting
The hospitalized teen is 13-years-old.
HAYWARD, CA — Police are investigating a shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured another teenager early Wednesday morning in Hayward.
Hayward police said that around 2 a.m. Wednesday, they were alerted to a report of a shooting near the 24000 block of Second Street. When they arrived, officers found an unresponsive male suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim was later pronounced deceased at the scene. He was identified as a 15-year-old resident of the census-designated place of Rodeo in Contra Costa County.
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Around 2:15 a.m., officers learned there was another shooting victim who went to a local medical facility for treatment. He was identified as a 13-year-old male resident of Hayward.
Police said he is considered to be in critical but stable condition.
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No one is in custody yet in connection with the shooting, according to police.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (510) 293-7176 and refer to case no. 2024-35095
According to police, this is Hayward's fifth homicide this year.
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