Crime & Safety
Santa Cruz Shooting Suspected to Be Gang Related
The shooting was reported on Ocean Street.
Santa Cruz police arrested a suspect fleeing a suspected gang-related shooting Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting was reported at 4:22 p.m. in the 800 block of Ocean Street.
A 20-year-old Santa Cruz man was found there suffering a gunshot wound to the leg, according to police. Officers searching the area found a suspect running through San Lorenzo Park. He was taken into custody and identified as the shooter by a witness, police said.
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Investigators do not believe there are any other suspects in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting has been asked to call the Santa Cruz police at (831) 420-5820 or to call the tip line at (831) 420-5995.
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