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Two fatally shot and a third critically wounded at Vallejo homeless camp

Investigators are appealing for tips as Vallejo records its fifth and sixth killings of the year

A Vallejo Police squad car in 2020. Two men were killed and a third was in critical condition after a shooting on Memorial Day, Vallejo police said.
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Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. Monday at a homeless encampment along Sacramento Street where three men were struck by gunfire.
  • Medical personnel declared two victims dead at the scene and rushed the third to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  • The Solano County Coroner’s Office is withholding the victims’ identities until their next of kin have been notified.
  • Detectives William Carpenter and Wesley Pittman of the Vallejo Police Department’s Detective Division have taken charge of the investigation and are urging anyone with information to come forward.
  • This incident marks Vallejo’s fifth and sixth homicides this year and highlights growing concerns over violent crime in homeless encampments.