Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
The San Mateo County Police Department is actively investigating a homicide that occurred this Saturday, December 19, around 9:25 a.m., in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 81 West Hillsdale Boulevard.
In a statement, the department said San Mateo police officers arrived at the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot following a report of a shooting, where they located an adult male, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to witnesses, a suspect shot the victim at least five times before fleeing on foot. Meanwhile, detectives learned that this was a specific, isolated incident that did not involve the bank.
"We have launched an intensive investigation to bring all those responsible to justice," said the county Police Department.
He also urged the public to contact the Police Department if they were near the scene, had a camera in their car or if they saw anything unusual at the time and place mentioned above.
"We encourage our community to use security cameras. They are especially helpful in identifying suspicious activity in neighborhoods when the cameras are facing the street."
As such, he urged anyone with information or security footage related to this shooting to contact Detective Sergeant Paul Pak at (650) 522-7660 or pak@cityofsanmateo.org.
He reported that anonymous tips can also be sent to http://tinyurl.com/SMPDTips. As this is an active and evolving investigation, information will be released as it becomes available, he said.
