On Wednesday, in Sunnyvale, it turned deadly when officers discovered a woman had been fatally shot inside a car near the 1200 block of Vienna Drive. Responding around 9:39 PM, officers found the adult victim suffering from gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect or suspects had taken off before police arrived and were still at large the following morning. Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Eugene Rosette at 408-730-7110.
According to a press release from the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, officers were dispatched at approximately 9:39 PM after reports of a shooting in the area of 1225 Vienna Drive. The case is listed as CR26-201, and investigators have classified it as a homicide after determining that the suspect or suspects fled before officers reached the scene.
Officials say shooting happened inside mobile-home park
Captain Dzanh Le told CBS News Bay Area that the shooting occurred inside the Plaza Del Rey mobile home park, a detail that did not appear in the city’s initial notice. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that officers found the victim in a vehicle and that no arrests had been announced. Investigators continue to process the scene and are asking neighbors with doorbell or other surveillance cameras to share any relevant footage.
How this fits into Sunnyvale’s recent violence
The killing is the latest in a string of violent incidents in Sunnyvale; Hoodline previously covered a separate deadly S. Wolfe Road shooting last May that later led to a murder charge. The city’s official information notes that its Department of Public Safety is one of the few fully integrated police-and-fire agencies in the country, and officials say homicide cases are handled with particular urgency…