Solano Deputies Seek Missing 15-Year-Old Girl, Suspect Who May Have Shot Her

VALLEJO - The Solano County Sheriff's Office is looking for a Vallejo man who might have shot a 15-year-old girl on a freeway overpass Wednesday morning, a sheriff's deputy said.

Several people called the sheriff's office around 7 a.m. to report hearing shots fired near the Interstate Highway 780 pedestrian over-crossing from Home Acres Avenue to Taylor Avenue in Vallejo, Deputy Christine Castillo said.

A witness reported seeing a Hispanic man with a gun pulling a white female, who was bleeding and yelling for help, on the over-crossing, Castillo said.

The witness heard a gunshot while running for help, and responding deputies found blood on the ground, Castillo said.

Family members helped investigators identify the girl as 15-year-old Pearl Pinson who never arrived at school Wednesday, Castillo said.

She has green hair, and was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black leggings and had a black and turquoise backpack, Castillo said.

The man was identified as 19-year-old Fernando Castro of Vallejo.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and reading-type glasses, Castillo said.

The sheriff's office has not confirmed Pinson was shot or the extent of her injuries.

It also is unknown if the two left the area together. Anyone with information is asked to call (707) 784-7061 or (707) 644-7867.

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-Bay City News, images via Solano County Sheriff's Department