Man In Stable Condition After Watsonville Shooting Saturday Night

WATSONVILLE, CA — A man is in stable condition after he was shot Saturday night in Watsonville, police said. According to Watsonville police, at 9:36 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of Packard Lane and Shawki Court after they received multiple reports of shots fired.

At the scene, officers located a parked vehicle with its engine running. The vehicle was unoccupied and had multiple gunshot holes, police said. According to police, a dark-colored sedan was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed immediately after the shots were fired.

Officers learned there was a victim of a shooting who was taken to the Watsonville Community Hospital by a good Samaritan. Officers went to the hospital and located a 24-year-old victim in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to his upper back. Officers tried to obtain suspect information from the victim, but he would not cooperate with the investigation, police said.

The victim was later flown to a trauma center and is in stable condition, police said. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Watsonville Police Department at (831) 768-3350 or the Crime Tip Line at (831) 768-3544.

By Bay City News

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