Crime & Safety

Authorities Seek Public's Help In Investigation Of Sonoma County Shooting

Police are seeking the public's help in their investigation of a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Santa Rosa.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- Police are seeking the public's help in their investigation of a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Santa Rosa.

At 4:25 p.m. on April 11, police received several calls from citizens reporting that they heard gunshots in the 500 block of Olive Street. Callers also reported seeing several males running from the area and fleeing in two vehicles, police said.

Officers arrived at the scene and searched the area, but said they couldn't locate any suspects or shooting victims.

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They did, however, report finding multiple shell casings in the street, as well as a parked, unoccupied vehicle with several bullet holes in the hood and windshield, as seen in the above images.

One of the vehicles that fled the scene was described as an older green Honda with a front bumper that may have been gray. The other vehicle was described as a newer blue Honda, police said.

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The Sonoma County Alliance is offering a reward of up to $2,500 through its Take Back Our Community program, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Santa Rosa police at (707) 528-5222.

By Bay City News/Image via Santa Rosa police