The Benicia Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a male who opened fire inside a bar Saturday morning.
The suspect in the video (see video) is sought for shooting and wounding two men at the Bottom of the Fifth Bar on Military East early this morning.
At about 1:30 a.m., a 911 call came in from the bar reporting a man armed with a handgun inside the establishment. While officers are in route to the scene, we received multiple reports of shots fired inside the bar, injuring two 45-year-old men from Benicia and Texas. Paramedics treated their non-life threatening injuries at the scene before they were being transported to a local hospital.
Several witnesses said the suspect was involved in a verbal altercation, before brandishing a handgun and firing it multiple times, hitting the two victims. The suspect ran out of the bar and was not located after an extensive search.
If you are a witness, or have any other information regarding the shooting, please call Sgt. Hart at 707-746-4244 or call our dispatch center at 707-745-3411 option #1.
UPDATE: Suspect is in custody
Daniel Lopez, 33, a Vallejo transient, was arrested last night by our Detectives, with the help from YOU, the community. The Detectives were able to follow leads that came from our community after we gave out the information on Benicia Police Department’s Facebook and Twitter, as well as through our news partners.
Investigation led Detectives to his vehicle in Vallejo and a $750,000 arrest warrant was obtained for the attempted murder of the two victims, who were wounded but are in stable condition. With assistance from the Vallejo Police Department, we conducted a high-risk stop on Lopez’s vehicle and he was taken into custody without any incident. He’s booked into Solano County jail for attempted murder, assault with a firearm and 3 counts of brandishing a firearm.
We are proud of our hardworking Detectives, who worked around the clock on this case, and we would like to thank the community for the support and cooperation. We are only stronger together!
