RWC Drug Deal Gone Bad Leaves Man In Critical Condition: Police

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Redwood City police are asking for the public's help finding a group of four people — three men and one woman — accused of shooting a man during a marijuana drug sale in a local parking lot over the weekend. The incident left the man in critical condition, officials said.

It happened around 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of El Camino Real, according to Redwood City Police. A 31-year-old man had apparently arranged to meet some people at a local parking lot for a drug transaction.

"Preliminary information indicates the shooting is tied to a prearranged drug sale between the suspects and victim for a large quantity of Marijuana," police said in a news release.

"The victim was in the parking lot of BevMo Liquors, when the suspects approached him," officials said. "Sometime during the initial drug transaction, the suspects shot the victim several times."

It's unclear if only one or multiple suspects shot the man.

The four suspects left the scene in a black, four-door sedan that appeared similar in shape to a Honda, police said. Two are described as black men between 20-25 years old, with slender builds. One man has short natural hair and was armed with a handgun and the other had black "Faux-Hawk" hair and was not armed, according to police.

The other two suspects were a male and female with no detailed descriptions available.

The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital, where he underwent a "life-saving surgery" and was last listed in critical but stable condition, according to police.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Redwood City police Detective Joe O'Gorman at (650) 780-7147.

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