Crime & Safety
Victim Airlifted To Hospital After Watsonville Shooting
Police in Watsonville are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that sent one person to the hospital.
WATSONVILLE - Police in Watsonville are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that sent one person to the hospital.
Officers responded at 9:13 p.m. to the 400 block of Beck Street on a report of shots fired.
Arriving officers located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said the injury was life threatening, and the victim was airlifted to a trauma center.
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The investigation revealed the victim was walking near the sidewalk on Beck Street when a black or dark gray Honda drove by, and someone inside the vehicle fired several shots at the victim, police said.
It is not known if the shooting was gang-related.
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Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Watsonville Police Department at (831) 471-1151.
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