SWAT Team Called In To Arrest San Mateo Shooting Suspect

By Bay City News Service:

Police have arrested a suspect in a Sunday morning shooting in San Mateo.

Police responded at 3:30 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the area of South Grant Street, according to the San Mateo Police Department.

Police said arriving officers located a 22-year-old San Mateo resident suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds to his upper body. The man was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.

During the ensuing search, police learned the suspect was hiding in a residence on North Claremont Street.

Police said the North County Regional SWAT Team was brought in to help take the suspect into custody.

The SWAT team served a warrant at the resident and took the suspect, identified as Enoc Carlos Gonzalez, 18, of East Palo Alto, into custody without incident.

He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Anyone with additional information on the case is asked to call the San Mateo Police Department at (650) 522-7650 or the department’s Secret Witness Line at (650) 522-7676.

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