GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gilroy Police arrested a 27-year-old Hollister man who allegedly tried and shoot at a victim during an altercation on Saturday night.
Investigators said the shooting took place on the 9000 block of Kern Avenue. When officers got to the scene, they located a victim who was not injured by the gunfire.
Officers said that the suspect who is identified as Joel Eduardo Valencia was involved in a physical altercation with the victim.
During the altercation, Valencia allegedly took out a loaded 9 mm handgun and discharged multiple rounds in the direction of the victim with several small children nearby according to officers.
Valenica left in a black vehicle and was located by a Gilroy Police Officer in the area of Mantelli Drive and Fuchsia Court.
An officer tried to initiate a traffic stop but Valencia refused which began a vehicle pursuit. The pursuit was terminated by Gilroy Police but Valencia crashed his car into a parked vehicle and a fire hydrant on First Street.