Solano County Coroner's Office Archives - Open Vallejo

A Vallejo police officer unspools yellow crime scene tape outside a building at night, illuminated by flashing red and blue emergency lights. Another officer stands nearby against a wall, casting overlapping multicolored shadows behind them.

65-year-old man killed in Vallejo shooting

by Sarah Hopkins June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Open Vallejo wins national journalism award for uncovering in-custody death

by Open Vallejo June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

Two law enforcement officials walk past a makeshift structure covered in tarps and fencing. The male official shields his eyes from the sun while the female officer speaks.

Police find burned body in Vallejo homeless encampment Friday

by Geoffrey King May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Vallejo Police Ofc. Jeremey Callinan's police car and two Fairfield police cars are seen in the rain at night.

Open Vallejo wins statewide justice and equity reporting award

by Open Vallejo May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Grainy black-and-white surveillance image shows Darryl Mefferd, handcuffed and wearing a Chicago Bulls shirt, leaning forward in the backseat of a police vehicle. He appears distressed. A timestamp in the upper-left corner reads “2016-12-07 23:54:12.”

‘I can’t breathe’: video shows death Vallejo police concealed for years

by Anna Bauman May 14, 2025May 20, 2025

A scanned section of a Solano County Coroner’s Office death investigation report for Phillip Steve Boursiquot. The document, signed by the Sheriff-Coroner, describes the scene and condition of the decedent, including visible injuries and the presence of a white crystalline substance. A highlighted sentence reads, “There was a concern that the decedent may have been shot and the bullet did not exit.” The report concludes with the forensic pathologist’s determination that the cause of death was acute methamphetamine and alcohol intoxication. The Vallejo Police Department and Detective William Carpenter are listed as assisting personnel.

Overdose, not gunshot, killed man found in Vallejo park

by Matthew Brown April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

A muddy lot with a large yellow City of Vallejo backhoe parked in the center. In the foreground, a small, weathered American flag stands among scattered belongings including plastic bags, a suitcase, and wooden debris.

New details emerge in killing of unhoused man in Vallejo

by Matthew Brown March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

High school yearbook-style photographs of eight student athletes in a grid.

Vallejo public works crew accidentally killed unhoused man

by Anna Bauman February 25, 2025February 28, 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.

Vallejo sees first homicide of 2025

by Matthew Brown January 17, 2025February 8, 2025

A chain-link fence with a broken section lying on the grass, surrounded by scattered debris and overgrown vegetation. Ivy climbs a nearby building wall, and an open, grassy lot extends into the distance under the soft light of dusk.

Vallejo police investigate human remains found in trash pile

by Geoffrey King December 27, 2024March 11, 2025