STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Police in Stockton are seeking outside help to gather evidence after five people were killed in a series of overnight shootings that happened within four hours.
Officer Joe Silva said Sunday there aren’t enough detectives and crime scene technicians to investigate the apparently unrelated shootings at once. So police officials called state Department of Justice investigators to help process the crime scene of a triple homicide.
In all, six people were shot in three shootings.
Silva said shortly before midnight, a 28-year-old man was shot to death after an alcohol-fueled family disturbance. Ten minutes later, a 26-year-old gang member was found shot to death on the street.
Around 3:30 a.m., three people were shot to death and a fourth person was wounded during a dispute.
