![Vallejo police, lit by red and blue lights, attend to a young shooting victim at night.](https://openvallejo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-17-fatal-shooting-1542x1028.jpg)
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death in the 100 block of Carolina Street overnight. The killing marks Vallejo’s 12th homicide this year.
Vallejo police responded to reports of a shooting in the Carolina Heights apartment complex around 11:33 p.m. Wednesday, according to a statement released Thursday by the department. Witnesses reported hearing numerous shots followed by screams, according to dispatch audio.
![A Vallejo police detective walks back to his vehicle, a black American-made SUV, during daytime.](https://openvallejo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2024-07-18-Bradley-Phillips-1542x1029.jpg)
A subsequent caller reported that a person was on the ground and still breathing. Minutes later, police found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officers provided first aid until medical personnel arrived, but the boy died at the scene.
Vallejo homicide detectives have since taken over the investigation. The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting are not yet known.