Crime & Safety

Mass. Most Wanted Suspect For Attempted Murder Found In California

A man wanted by Gardner Police and MA State Police was caught in Sacramento, CA, on Friday.

GARDNER, MA—Daniel L. Christian was wanted for his role in what authorities called a brazen daytime shooting on a street in Gardner, where he was a resident, on July 18, 2017. Christian allegedly followed two people in his car, cut them off, got out of the car and shot at them multiple times with a handgun. The victims were not hit.

Christian, 31, fled the scene and remained at large. He was located on Wednesday, Sept. 27, during the afternoon in Sacramento, California, after an exhaustive investigation by the MSP Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, whose troopers developed information indicating that Christian, who has a lengthy and violent criminal history, was at an address in Sacramento, reported MSP.

Photo Credit: Massachusetts State Police

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