San Leandro man slain while walking dog identified by authorities
Authorities identified the victim of San Leandro's first homicide of the year, who was shot and killed while walking his dog earlier this month.
The man fatally shot was 47-year-old Ryan Christie of San Leandro, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau said Friday.
The shooting happened on June 14 around 8:30 a.m. near Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street. Upon arrival, officers found Christie lying on his back with his dog still leashed to his hand, police said.
Christie appeared to suffer a gunshot wound in the back, police said. Christie's dog was not injured and later taken to a shelter, police said.
A GoFundMe campaign was launched to support Christie's wife, Rachel Tarwater Christie, and their children.
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