Crime & Safety
Windsor Man Arrested in Connection With Drive-By Shooting
Man in Santa Rosa shot in leg on Saturday.
A Windsor man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Santa Rosa on Saturday that left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
The shooting occurred shortly before noon on Saturday as the victim, 20-year-old Maurice Walker, was walking to a 7-Eleven on Corby Avenue from his home on Peach Court, Sgt. Steve Fraga said.
A white car drove past him and stopped, and someone inside opened the passenger-side door and shot Walker in the leg, Fraga said.
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Walker was taken to a hospital, treated for his wound and release.
Early Sunday, detectives located the suspect, 21-year-old Paul
Reyes. He was taken into custody during a traffic stop in the 9800 block of Eastside Road in Windsor, and detectives obtained search warrants for his home and car.
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Reyes was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of shooting
at a person from a motor vehicle and assault with a deadly weapon.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the
Santa Rosa Police Department's Violent Crimes Team at (707) 543-3590.
--by Bay City News Service.
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