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Dad fatally shot inside car — and his 6-year-old was with him, California cops say

A 47-year-old man was shot in his car while his 6-year-old son was with him on Oct. 28, 2021, in Stockton, California, police said. The man died.
A 47-year-old man was shot in his car while his 6-year-old son was with him on Oct. 28, 2021, in Stockton, California, police said. The man died.

A 47-year-old man was shot inside a car while he was with his 6-year-old son, California police said.

The shooting occurred on Oct. 28 around 2:23 p.m., Stockton Police Department said.

The man was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. His son was uninjured.

The man’s identity has not been released.

The investigation is ongoing. Police said there isn’t a suspect or a known motive for the shooting.

“Any time you have a shooting at 2:30 in downtown Stockton at a busy intersection, that’s very brazen,” Officer Joe Silva, spokesperson for Stockton police told KCRA-TV. “That is concerning to us.”

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the police department’s non-emergency number at 209-937-8377 or the Investigations Division at 209-937-8323.

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This story was originally published October 29, 2021 at 10:20 AM with the headline "Dad fatally shot inside car — and his 6-year-old was with him, California cops say."

Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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