Crime & Safety
Pacifica Police Arrest Three in Local Shooting Incident
Police say the trio admitted to "drinking and firing" a rifle into a local hillside.
PACIFICA, CA- Three people were arrested on Friday when they allegedly admitted to shooting a gun within the city limits of Pacifica, police report.
According to the agency, a police officer heard gunshots in the area of the Shell Dance Nursery in the early morning hours of Friday, at around 2:20 a.m.
"The officers located and detained three subjects hiding within the Shell Dance Nursery property," police said in a news release. "A rifle was located near where the subjects were detained."
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The three people-- identified as 24-year-old Cosmos Rothenberg of Pacifica, 22-year-old Julia Barcia of Santa Barbara and 28-year-old Iain Bartolomei of Huntington Beach-- were ultimately arrested after they admitted to police that they had been drinking and firing the rifle into the hillside, according to police.
No injuries were reported.
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