3 Watsonville Shootings Reported In 2 Days; No Arrests Made

WATSONVILLE, CA — The Watsonville Police Department is investigating three shootings over the weekend that left two people seriously hurt.

Police do not believe the shootings were related and are investigating to determine whether they were gang-related, the department said in a statement. Officers had no information on the shooter or shooters as of Tuesday afternoon.

The first shooting occurred minutes after midnight struck on Saturday, in the area of the levee at Front and Walker streets, police said. A 46-year-old man was found down an embankment near a campsite, suffering from at least two gunshot wounds that left him seriously hurt. He was hospitalized at a trauma center, police said.

Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Madison Street, where shell casings and bullet holes were found outside of a home and two parked cars, police said. There were no injuries.

Another shooting was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Tharp Avenue. A 30-year-old man in a car was shot multiple times and was hospitalized at a trauma center, police said. He is recovering and expected to survive.

Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Salvador Mendoza at 831-768-3357 or the anonymous tip line at 831-768-3544.