Tragedy struck San Leandro this past weekend as police launched an investigation into the city's first homicide of the year. Last Saturday, San Leandro officers were dispatched to the junction of Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street following reports of a man collapsed on the ground. According to a release by the San Leandro Police Department, they discovered an unresponsive male in his late 40s, still gripping the leash of his uninjured dog.
The Coroner’s Bureau, upon arrival, determined the cause of death to be an apparent gunshot wound to the back. As the San Leandro Police Department investigates this incident, they have not yet found a motive but do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community. The victim's dog, which luckily was unharmed throughout the ordeal, is now under the care of a temporary shelter.
Detectives from the Crimes against Persons Unit are actively taking over this case, and the police are urgently appealing for witnesses. They are calling on anyone with information about this shooting to come forward and have provided multiple channels: through Detective Sergeant Jason Vincent at (510)577-3315, Detective Cole Pricco at (510)577-3244, an anonymous tip line at (510)577-3278, or via text message to 888777 with the keyword: TipSLPolice.
