Authorities last week announced during a press conference that five men in Stockton had been killed in the past few months. According to Fox News all the victims were ambushed and shot to death alone in the dark. Late Monday, police said two additional cases might be linked to the killer.
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“It definitely meets the definition of a serial killer,” said Stockton Police Officer Joseph Silva. “What makes this different is the shooter is just looking for an opportunity, and unfortunately our victims were alone in a dark area.”
Five Stockton residents and now an Oakland man have been identified as the victims of a possible Northern California serial killer, with the fatal shootings beginning last year and continuing through late September.https://t.co/ftTMACdmky
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 6, 2022
“So, as the investigation continues, there’s definitely a possibility that there could be more,” Silva said.
A family recently spoke out after a 21-year-old, Jonathan Hernández Rodríguez was linked to one of the killings of the apparent serial killer. He’s the youngest victim, and his body was found inside his car by residents at the apartment complex where he lived on East Hammer Lane and Tam O Shanter Drive in Stockton on the morning of Aug. 30.
His mother Viridiana Hernandez set up a memorial near a parking spot where he was reportedly killed at with a message that reads in part, “I will always love you and remember you with the love that you always had for us, your parents. You didn’t deserve your life to be taken this way. You were always a good and kind child to everyone around you and they all loved you. I, your mother, am mostly heartbroken and will always miss you with my heart and soul. – Your ‘Mami,’ as you always called me.”
The California Sikh community is going through a lot at the moment. We are devastated hearing the news of the kidnapped Sikh family in Merced.
All while, the Stockton serial killer is still on the loose. This rise in violent crime is deeply unsettling for all our communities.
— CSYA (@TheCsya) October 6, 2022
i feel like enough ppl haven’t been talking about this but there is currently a serial killer going around Stockton, California.
at least 5 male victims so far & 4 have been Latino men
surrounding cities & the latine community should be on high alert & don’t go anywhere alone !— lesley (@LA_NativeChica) October 3, 2022
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A 46-year-old Black woman is the only known survivor of the shootings. Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said the woman biked to an encampment at Park and Union streets in Stockton where she was shot on April 16, 2021, at around 3:30 a.m.
The woman was by a tent when she saw a man, dressed in all dark clothing, wearing a dark face mask and a dark jacket. She said the man was anywhere between 5 foot 10 inches to 6 foot 2 inches.
#Socialites what are your thoughts on the crime rate in California?