Woodland police arrested a 19-year-old man Sunday night in connection with a suspected gang-related shooting at an apartment complex.
Numerous residents of the Sycamore Pointe Apartment, 521 Pioneer Ave., reported hearing shots fired at about 9:10 p.m., after which three males were seen running away toward the nearby Food-4-Less shopping center, Sgt. Dallas Hyde said.
Officers spotted one male near a Taco Bell restaurant wearing clothing described by witnesses, Hyde said. Recognized as Woodland resident Levi Duffy, he allegedly fled from police by running across Pioneer Avenue, where officers established a perimeter and searched the area with aid from the CHP and a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter.
“After announcements were made from the air, Duffy was located in a field north of Pioneer Storage facility. He surrendered and was taken into custody,” Hyde said. “K-9 Chase did an extensive search of the surrounding area as well as the area where Duffy had been seen, but the firearm used during the incident was not located.”
Duffy was booked into the Yolo County Jail on charges including negligent discharge of a firearm, delaying an officer, and a gang enhancement, Hyde said. The Woodland Police Department gang task force is investigating the shooting, and anyone with information is urged to call the tip line at 530-661-7850.