Crime & Safety
Shooting In Movie Theater Injures 1 In Union City
Police are searching for an unidentified suspect after an argument inside a late-night movie showing ended in gunfire.
UNION CITY, CA — Police in Union City are searching for a suspect after an argument ended with a shooting early Wednesday inside the Century Theaters at Union Landing.
According to police, 911 callers reported a shooting inside one of the movie theaters around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday. Officers rushed to the scene and evacuated the complex while they cleared the building. Officers discovered a man with a gunshot wound inside one of the theaters. Medics took the victim to the hospital for treatment and he was expected to survive.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed a dispute involving multiple people before one person fired a handgun. The suspect fled the area before officers arrived, and no one else was believed to be injured.
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Detectives opened an attempted murder investigation and are searching for the unidentified suspect. Police ask anyone who was at the theater or has information relevant to the case to contact them at 510-675-5268.
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