South Bay Attempted Homicide Suspect Sought

PALO ALTO, CA — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying an attempted homicide suspect involved in a shooting Wednesday morning in Palo Alto, authorities said.

The shooting was reported to dispatchers at 8:55 a.m. and had just occurred on Embarcadero Road near East Bayshore Road.

The victim was in a vehicle in the left turn lane on eastbound Embarcadero Road when the suspect traveling south on East Bayshore Road made a right turn on Embarcadero Road and opened fire.

Bullets missed the victim but hit the victim's vehicle, according to police. The suspect drove away north on U.S. Highway 101, police said.

The victim told police that the suspect appeared to be a young man in his 20s with dreadlocks and was wearing a facemask.

A woman who appeared to be in her 20s was in the suspect's vehicle, according to police.

The suspect’s vehicle appears to be a newer model Chevrolet SUV with rear tinted windows, no front license plate and a temporary rear paper license plate, police said.

Police are investigating whether the shooting was random or if the victim was a target.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the dispatch center at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be sent topaloalto@tipnow.org or by text or via voicemail at (650) 383-8984.

Anonymous tips can also be sent via the Police Department's freemobile app available for Apple and Android devices.

Bay City News contributed to this report