Victim Identified in Deadly East Palo Alto Shooting

By Bay City News Service:

The San Mateo County coroner’s office has identified a 34-year-old man who was shot and killed Friday night in East Palo Alto.

Officers responded to the 300 block of Wisteria Drive on a report of shots fired around 8 p.m., police said.

Arriving officers found an East Palo Alto resident, identified by the coroner’s office as Martin Lee Simon Jr., on the street and suffering from several gunshot wounds to his torso, according to police. Simon received medical treatment at the scene, but succumbed to his injuries.

A preliminary investigation revealed an unidentified suspect approached Simon and the two had a brief conversation before the suspect opened fire, police said.

The suspect ran away from the area on foot, according to police. As of this weekend, police had not made any arrests or identified a suspect, although police said detectives are pursuing leads.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call East Palo Alto police at (650) 409-6792 or (650) 853-8477.

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