Marin County sheriff’s deputies responded to Strawberry Circle in the unincorporated Strawberry neighborhood near Mill Valley Sunday evening after the sheriff’s office received a call just after 5 p.m. reporting shots fired at a home. The street was blocked off as the investigation got underway, and three people died.
Marin County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a home on Strawberry Circle, according to ABC7 Bay Area, which reported that deputies responded to the scene and that the investigation remained active. The outlet also reported that three people died.
Street Blocked as Deputies Work the Scene
Strawberry Circle was closed off while deputies worked the scene, according to NBC Bay Area, which reported that “Strawberry Circle in Marin County is blocked due to law enforcement activity.” NBC Bay Area reported that three people died and that a 911 call reported shots fired at a home.
A Neighborhood With a Grim Precedent
The Strawberry community has seen gun violence before. In August 2014, two men were found dead from gunshot wounds in adjacent backyards in the Strawberry Manor neighborhood near Mill Valley, according to SFGate. Investigators at the time considered murder-suicide one possible explanation, and officials ultimately described those deaths as an isolated incident, saying no suspect was at large.
That earlier case offers no indication of what happened on Strawberry Circle this weekend, and nothing in the current investigation has tied the two incidents together. For now, the scope and cause of Sunday’s reported shooting remain unknown, and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office has not released additional information publicly.
