STOCKTON – Two fatal shootings in Stockton on Saturday night leave the city just one homicide shy of last year’s total, with seven weeks left in the year.
So far in 2024, 44 homicides have been reported in Stockton – 2023 saw 45 while there were 48 in 2022.
Arrests have not yet been made in either of Saturday’s two ongoing homicide investigations.
Shots ring out in Stockton neighborhood
At Aurora Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard neighbors, who did not want to be identified, told CBS13 that around 4 p.m., shots rang out when they said they believe the victim came to the home to “confront” another man.
Stockton police have not confirmed the circumstances that led up to the shooting but responded to the scene around 6:30 p.m.
There they found 46-year-old Raymond Rodriguez of Stockton suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
There is no suspect information and this time and the motive remains unknown.