An apparent robbery turned shooting left one man injured near downtown Vallejo Tuesday afternoon.
At approximately 4:27 p.m., police received a report of shots fired and a robbery in progress on the 1000 block of Napa Street. The caller told police they saw two masked individuals taking items from a crashed white BMW before driving off, according to dispatch audio. Vallejo police arrived approximately three minutes later, surveillance footage obtained by Open Vallejo shows.
A witness told Open Vallejo on Wednesday that they heard a car crash outside their home. The witness said they went outside and found a young man with gunshot wounds to his face trying to exit a vehicle that had collided with a parked car. The witness spoke on the condition of anonymity out of concern for their safety.
“He was bleeding profusely out there, and the kid thought he was going to die,” the witness said.
The victim told the witness he was driving in the neighborhood when two individuals intercepted and robbed him. The suspects fled the scene before police arrived, according to dispatch audio.
Vallejo police spokesperson Sgt. Rashad Hollis did not respond to a request for comment. The victim’s condition is currently unknown.
