Crime & Safety
Weekend Shooting Injures 1 In San Rafael
One person was injured after several shots were fired from a vehicle in San Rafael's Canal neighborhood Sunday night.
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Detectives in San Rafael are investigating a late-night shooting that left one person with injuries from a ricochet, police said Monday.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired a few minutes after 11 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses told police multiple shots had been fired in the area of Novato Street in San Rafael's Canal neighborhood.
Police found a man near Kerner Boulevard with a leg wound from a bullet that ricocheted and multiple casings nearby. The man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
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Witnesses told police that a vehicle was driving down Novato Street and yelling at several people, including things potentially related to gang activity, before the shots rang out. Several shots struck the ground and a parked car.
Investigators recovered multiple casings and bullet fragments from the scene along with several alcoholic beverage containers.
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Anyone with information that can help the investigation can contact police at 415-485-3000.
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