Napa Police Seek Suspect In Connection With Car-To-Car Shooting

NAPA, CA — Detectives with the Napa Police Department were continuing their investigation of a car-to-car shooting Saturday afternoon that left a man in critical condition.

The shooting was reported at 4:41 p.m. Saturday; the victim, a man in his 20s, told detectives he was shot while driving west on Imola Avenue, somewhere between Soscol Avenue and the onramp to state Highway 29, according to a Napa police sergeant.

The victim suffered one life-threatening gunshot wound and was listed in critical condition at a hospital, Napa police Sgt. Pete Piersig said.

"The initial information is this may have stemmed from a disagreement between drivers," Piersig said.

The suspect was said to be a Hispanic man with short hair and tattoos on his face who was driving a dark-colored, four-door sedan. A Hispanic woman was riding in the passenger seat of the suspect's car at the time of the shooting, police said.

Police ask anyone who was in the area or driving through the area at the time of the shooting and saw it happen, or anyone who has any information about what happened, to contact Napa police Detective Keown by email at bkeown@cityofnapa.org or by phone at 707-257-9592.