DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road, Sobriety Checkpoints

On November 3, 2009, at approximately 8:52 PM four individuals were in Virginia Park when two suspects walked towards them from Pico Boulevard and began shooting. Three of the four individuals ran and were able to avoid being struck by gunfire. The fourth, a 20 year old male Hispanic, received a fatal gunshot wound. Santa Monica Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene, but the victim was deceased upon their arrival.

A police sergeant was driving in the area of the 2100 block of Pico Boulevard when he heard the shots. He saw two possible suspects running from the park area, toward a vehicle occupied by two other males. The sergeant drove behind the vehicle and the two suspects on foot continued running south onto 22nd Street and out of sight. The vehicle and its occupants were detained while a perimeter was established to contain the two suspects that fled on foot.

One of the suspects was found hiding under a van to the rear of a residence during a K9 search. K9 and SWAT officers located the second suspect hiding in the rear yard of a vacant home.

A total of four suspects, two who were in the car and the two who fled on foot, were taken into custody and booked at the Santa Monica Police Department.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Santa Monica Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division at (310) 458-8451 or the Watch Commander at (310) 458-8427 (24 hours). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call We Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-78-27463).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2009
Contact: Dave Hunscke, Sergeant
(310) 458-8418
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