Victim Identified In Wedding Shooting
Posted: 8:51 am PDT August 10, 2008Updated: 5:43 pm PDT August 10, 2008
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police identified 50-year-old Nicolas Lopez Sunday as the man who was killed in a shooting that injured two others during a wedding reception at a Richmond home Saturday night.Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Maricopa Avenue around 11:30 p.m., said Sgt. Bisa French. Lopez was found dead and two other victims were taken to an area hospital to be treated for their wounds.A 10-year-old girl struck by the gunfire was listed in stable condition and a 31-year-man was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.French said several men had arrived at the wedding reception and one of them shot into a crowd. The motive is under investigation."We don't know if somebody from the party actually knew them or not," she said.Police believe the suspects fled in a vehicle but no description of the vehicle was immediately available.According to French, officers had responded to the area about 20 minutes before the shooting on reports of a disturbance. It was not immediately clear whether the reported disturbance had involved the suspects or wedding reception attendees.French estimated that more than 60 people were in attendance at the reception.Anyone with information is asked to call Robbery Homicide Detective Daniel Sanchez at (510) 620-6624 or the Detective Division of the Police Department at (510) 620-6612. To remain anonymous, call (510) 232-TIPS or (510) 232-8477.
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