Crime & Safety
Police Release Suspect Sketches in Triple Shooting that Killed Infant Boy
A $25,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the triple shooting and murder.
East Palo Alto police today plan to release sketches of suspects in a triple shooting that left a 2-month-old boy dead Sunday morning, police said.
Two men wearing dark hooded sweatshirts fired multiple shots into the car of a Redwood City family leaving a baby shower in the 400 block of Wisteria Drive in East Palo Alto just before 1 a.m. The parents, their 3-year-old child and 2-month-old son were in the car, acting police Capt. Jeff Liu said.
The mother and father, both 22, suffered serious but not life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said. Their 2-month-old infant son suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
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The three shooting victims were taken to Stanford Hospital where the baby was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m.
The suspects fled from the scene after they were seen firing at the victims' car, Liu said.
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A police artist met with witnesses to create composite sketches of the two suspects.
Anyone with information about the triple shooting is encouraged to call or send a text message to East Palo Alto police at 650-409-6792. Witnesses can also send tips via email to epa@tipnow.org.
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