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Matthew Brown

Matthew Brown is an investigative reporter at Open Vallejo.

A low‐lit scene outside a gray building bearing the address “333 LEMON.” Yellow crime‐scene tape stretches diagonally across the frame, with a police officer or investigator bent over near the building’s foundation. A grassy lawn slopes up from a wooden retaining wall in the foreground.
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Suspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont border patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025January 29, 2025
A daytime scene outside a grey building cordoned off by yellow “Crime Scene Do Not Cross” tape. In the foreground, a man wearing a black button-down shirt and tan pants walks over the curb while talking on a phone. Behind him, another individual in dark attire follows closely. At the right edge, a uniformed police officer, wearing a cap and carrying equipment, steps over the tape. The sun casts long shadows on the sidewalk.
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Man killed in Vallejo was main witness in upcoming murder trial

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025February 8, 2025
A nighttime scene in front of the “Omayh Food Mart & Liquor” storefront. A uniformed police officer stands in profile near a white vehicle, wearing a dark cap and vest labeled “POLICE.” Tall trees form a dark backdrop, and bright overhead lights illuminate the store’s entrance.
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Three injured, one critically, in separate shootings in Vallejo Thursday

by Matthew Brown January 24, 2025January 24, 2025
A black police SUV with its emergency lights activated is parked near a nail salon and spa building. A uniformed officer in dark attire strides across the parking lot in the foreground, heading toward the left side of the frame.
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Back-to-back shootings in Vallejo leave two injured Thursday

by Matthew Brown January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
A city intersection at dusk or early evening with several cars driving through. In the middle distance, birds perch on a horizontal traffic light, and a tall palm tree is silhouetted against the sky. A “Nation’s Giant Hamburgers” sign stands on the right. Bare branches in the foreground partially frame the view, and low hills line the horizon in the background.
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Cal Maritime students injured in crossfire during Vallejo shootout

by Matthew Brown January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Two uniformed officers in black stand at a cordoned-off area in late-afternoon light. One officer pulls a strip of bright yellow police tape, while the other, out of focus in the foreground, extends a hand toward the camera.
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Vallejo sees first homicide of 2025

by Matthew Brown January 17, 2025February 8, 2025
A police officer walks past dozens of yellow evidence markers on a dark street. Three officers stand near a police vehicle in the distance, with flashing lights casting a glow on nearby houses.
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Vallejo shooting leaves 4-year-old in critical condition

by Matthew Brown and Geoffrey King January 13, 2025January 14, 2025
A Vallejo police officer examines evidence in low light during a nighttime investigation.
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Person shot, wounded in Vallejo Thursday

by Matthew Brown January 10, 2025January 11, 2025
A shattered vehicle windshield and bullet-marked façade of a beige house on a quiet street in daylight.
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Near-daily shootings mark Vallejo’s first week of 2025

by Matthew Brown January 9, 2025January 11, 2025
The entrance to the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, illuminated by bright red "EMERGENCY" signage against the dark night. A person is visible standing near the glass doors, adding a sense of quiet urgency.
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With New Year’s Eve shooting, Vallejo closes out one of its deadliest years

by Matthew Brown January 4, 2025January 4, 2025

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