Overview
- Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 400 block of Alameda del Prado and found a 31-year-old man with a life-threatening gunshot wound who later died at a hospital.
- Investigators say the shooting was targeted, that the victim and suspect knew each other, and that the attack is believed to be gang-related.
- The suspect remains at large and is described as a Hispanic/Latin male about 5'6" tall wearing dark pants, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask; he was last seen running on foot toward Calle Arboleda.
- Novato police elevated the case to a homicide investigation with assistance from the Marin County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol and briefly ordered nearby residents to shelter in place before lifting it.
- Authorities ask anyone with information or security camera footage to call the Novato Police tip line at 415-897-4361 or email crimetips@novato.gov and reference case NP26-2062 while heeding the warning not to approach the suspect.