A California man has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl was caught in an alleged crossfire and hit by a stray bullet near a high school last week, authorities said.
Leon Arreguin, 36, was tracked to the 900 block of Nebraska St., where he was taken into custody Friday, the Vallejo Police Department said.
Investigators found evidence at the home related to the shooting that unfolded when occupants of two separate vehicles fired at each other around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near Vallejo High School, police said.
One bullet hit a girl who was walking nearby, but police said they don’t believe she was the intended target. According to reports, she suffered a serious, non-life-threatening injury. No update on her condition was immediately available.
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Leon Arreguin was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting near Vallejo High School that injured a 15-year-old girl, police said.
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During an interview with officers after his arrest, Arreguin “confessed to the crime,” the department said.
Authorities said two moving vehicles were involved in the shooting that occurred Tuesday near Vallejo High School.
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The school had already dismissed the students the day the shooting occurred, FOX2 KTVU reported, citing officials.
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Arreguin was charged with assault with a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm and inflicting injury on a child.
Arreguin was charged with assault with a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm and inflicting injury on a child.
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He was booked into the Solano County Jail and his bond was set at $75,000, according to online jail records.
