Woodland police are investigating a trio of weekend shootings — one of which narrowly missed a person inside a home, another leading to the apprehensions of five people for weapon-related crimes, officials said.
Sgt. Dallas Hyde reported Tuesday that both shootings occurred on Friday night, the first at about 9:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Cleveland Street where residents said someone had fired a gun into their house.
“It was discovered a single round entered an exterior wall and after hitting several walls stopped in a bathroom. The round went only a few feet over the homeowner as they slept and were awoken to gunfire,” Hyde said. “Vehicles were heard fleeing the area eastbound from the scene.”
Around the same time, police received reports of vehicles driving erratically in the 1200 block of East Oak Avenue, followed by three gunshots. No suspects were found in the area, though the incident is believed to be related to the Cleveland Street shooting, Hyde said.
Less than two hours later, at about 11 p.m. Friday, officers were investigating a third shot-fired call in the 100 block of College Street when they spotted a suspicious vehicle that turned and left the area as police arrived.
“No evidence of a shooting was located; however, an officer found the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation in the area of East and Main streets,” Hyde said. Officers reported encountering three women and two men inside the vehicle, two of them alleged validated gang members who were on probation.
A subsequent probation search led to the recovery of two loaded handguns, one of which had been reported stolen out of Woodland, according to Hyde.
Two people were taken into custody, including 19-year-old Jeremy Thomas Nguyen of Woodland on charges of carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, violation of probation and a gang enhancement. Maira Magali Perez-Villalpando, 19, was booked on a charge of possessing a stolen firearm.
Three others — Myla Rene Torres, 19; Antonio Perez, 18; and Alyssa San Juan, 18 — were cited and released for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, Hyde said.