Crime & Safety
Stray Bullet Injured Man Walking Dog Near Santa Cruz Boardwalk
BREAKING: Paramedics took the man to a trauma center for treatment of his injuries.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — A 32-year-old man walking his dog near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was shot in the torso by a stray bullet Thursday night, according to police. Witnesses told police that the gunfire had come from a group of men and women involved in an altercation with an intoxicated man at Leibrandt Avenue and Beach Street around 9:30 p.m.
Paramedics took the man to a trauma center for treatment of his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk had been closed since 5 p.m.
Anyone with information about the shooting has been asked to call Santa Cruz police investigators at (831) 420-5820.
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By Bay City News
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