Suspect on loose after Community Park ‘Picnic Day' shooting injures 3: Davis PD
Editor's Note: There were earlier reports that someone had been trampled during the shooting melee which has now been confirmed as false. We have updated this story to reflect latest police information.
(KRON) — The Davis Police Department is investigating a shooting at Community Park on Saturday afternoon that took place during a large gathering at 'Picnic Day.' Three people were shot, said police. The suspect remains on the loose and no weapons were recovered at the crime scene.
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Davis police said the incident happened at 2:58 p.m. when several officers patrolling the area heard 'what sounded like several gunshots coming from within the park.'
Upon arrival, police located three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of those victims are juveniles and are residents from Davis and Sacramento. A third victim is a 24-year-old individual. All three individuals were treated on scene and taken to a nearby hospital. The injuries appear to be non-life threatening, said police.
Police said event goers were fleeing in opposite directions when the shooting broke out. The park has since been cleared by police.
Davis police said there was a huge law enforcement presence in the area due to its normal procedures for 'Picnic Day.' Investigators remain at the scene.
'This is really an uncommon event for us, this particular situation' said Lieutenant Dan Beck of Davis Police Department. 'In my 18 years, we've never had anything like this. We do our best to keep this community safe during this event. It's supposed to be a fun event for families, and I think it still is. This is the one-off. Our officers were there quickly. In fact, we had officers on the scene when the incident occurred. We were able to stabilize that scene relatively quickly given the scale.'
UC Davis had issued a statement earlier on its website, saying 'The city of Davis Police Department is currently on scene at Community Park, 201 East 14th St., investigating a reported shooting. Please avoid the area due to a heavy police presence until further notice. The park is about a mile north of the UC Davis campus. There is no credible threat to campus.'
Police said the circumstances and the motive surrounding the shooting are not clear. There may be additional victims and police said they will be monitoring local hospitals for patients tied to the incident.
There is no suspect description confirmed at this time. 'We call it the firehose of information,' added Lt. Beck. 'You have a lot of people out there who are scared and calling the police and we're getting a lot of conflicting information that all came in at once. This is very preliminary and what our detectives and our officers are out there doing is really trying to find a congruent indication of what actually happened and who was involved.'
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police.
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