Vallejo police identify victim of weekend shooting as juvenile

By Brandon Downs

An investigation is underway in Vallejo after a person was shot and killed early Sunday morning, police said. 

Just before 3 a.m., police responded to Woodside Road, where they found an unresponsive male lying in front of a home, police said.

Officers said he was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite life-saving measures, he died at the scene, police said. 

The Vallejo Police Department Detective Division took over the investigation. No information about a suspect or motive was known.

In an update Monday morning, police identified the victim as a juvenile. Officers did not release the victim’s name or his age.

The shooting marked Vallejo’s 16th homicide this year.