Crime & Safety
Drive-by Shooting is Fatal in Pleasant Hill
Witnesses tell police they saw a blue Saturn Vue speeding away from the area.
Bay City News Service
A 21-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pleasant Hill late Friday night, police said.
Multiple shots were apparently fired from a vehicle in the direction of people who were in front of a home in the 200 block of Devonshire Court at about 10:06 p.m. Friday, Pleasant Hill police reported.
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Police and emergency responders found the 21-year-old victim who was struck by the gunfire and pronounced him dead at the scene. His name is being held until family members are notified, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Witnesses told police they saw a possible suspect vehicle — a blue Saturn Vue with several occupants — speeding away from the area immediately after the gunfire. Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the Pleasant Hill Police Department at (925) 288-4630.
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