FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: August 4, 2024

MEDIA CONTACT: Sgt. Rashad Hollis #675, Public Information Officer

VallejoPolicePIO@cityofvallejo.net

VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT

August 1, 2024

FATAL SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

VALLEJO, CA- On August 1, 2024, at approximately 09:45 A.M., the Vallejo Police Department Patrol Division responded to a call for service regarding a shooting inside a business on the 2000 block of Solano Avenue.


Upon arrival, officers observed an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officers immediately rendered medical aid to the male until medical personnel arrived, and he was transported to a local hospital.


On August 3, 2024, the male succumbed to his injury and passed away at the hospital. The identity of the deceased male is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Solano County Sheriff's Coroner's Office.


The Vallejo Police Department's Homicide Detectives have taken over this investigation. The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation at this time.


Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Detective Wesley Pittman at (707) 334-1274 or Wesley.Pittman@cityofvallejo.net, or Detective Jarrett Tonn at (707) 648-5427 or Jarrett.Tonn@cityofvallejo.net.


This incident marks the 15th homicide in the city of Vallejo for the year 2024.


For media inquiries, please contact Public Information Officer Sgt. Rashad Hollis by email at VallejoPolicePIO@cityofvallejo.net or by phone at (707) 567-4233.



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