Vallejo 6-Year-Old Wounded During Christmas Eve Celebration
VALLEJO (CBS SF) -- A 6-year-old boy was in critical condition early Wednesday following a shooting during a family Christmas Eve celebration in Vallejo, police said.
Officers responded at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday to a report of gunshots near Ohio and Mariposa streets.
When they arrived they found evidence that a shooting took place, but did not find a victim, who had been taken to a hospital in a private vehicle.
Detectives responded and learned that the boy was celebrating with his family on Ohio Street when shots were fired. Bullets hit the boy in the torso.
No other details were released early Wednesday.
Police were asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to call Detective T. Schillinger at (707) 648-4278 or Detective K. Rose at (707) 651-7146.
