San Leandro man slain while walking dog identified

(KRON) — A man who was walking his dog in a San Leandro neighborhood was shot and killed earlier this month. On Friday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau identified the victim as Ryan M. Christie, 47, of San Leandro.

Christie was walking his dog on the morning of June 14 along Euclid Avenue near East 14th Street when he was shot in the back, according to the San Leandro Police Department. Officers found him unresponsive on the sidewalk just before 8:30 a.m. with the dog still leashed to his hand.

Christie was pronounced deceased at the scene. The dog was not injured.

Following the homicide, SLPD Lieutenant Abe Teng told KRON4 that investigators were speaking to neighbors and gathering security video in an effort to identify Christie’s killer…

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