On March 17, 2015, at 8:22 pm, Stockton Police Officers responded to a report of shooting outside a market in the 700 block of N. Madison Street. When Officers arrived, they located seven gunshot victims. A 27 year old woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other six victims were transported to area hospitals for treatment.
The preliminary investigation indicated this was a drive-by shooting and possibly has some type of gang component due to the area. Homicide and Gang Detectives were called out to investigate.
During the investigation, two more victims died at the hospital, a 24 year old man and a 20 year old woman.
The remaining victims, a 38 year old man, a 32 year old man, a 25 year old man, and a 24 year old man are still at area hospitals and it appears they will survive their injuries.
The Stockton Police Department is encouraging citizens to call if they have information pertaining to this investigation. Callers are asked to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323, or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous.
Citizens may also text information from their cell phones to ‘Crimes’ (274637) and type the keyword TIPSPD and then their tip or logon to the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page and click ‘Submit A Tip’. Tipsters may also send tips on the Stockton PD Mobile Phone App. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
If you have any information that may lead to an arrest, call Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000.
Information provided by Stockton Police
