Shooting suspect taken into custody this morning. 
In the early morning hours on Friday 3/24/17, a shooting occurred in the area of E14th Street and Fairmont Drive in San Leandro. The shooting occurred from one vehicle into another while in the roadway. as a result, the victim driver was struck by the gunfire. The suspect then fled the scene. SLPD Detectives have been investigating this case over the last few days, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. This morning, at 0800 hrs, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Antonio Artiga of Oakland, was arrested by detectives in the vehicle used during the shooting, as he arrived for work at a San Leandro-based trucking company located in the 3000 block of Alvarado St. During the arrest, detectives located a stolen, loaded firearm in the vehicle, which police believe was the weapon used during the shooting. Antonio Artiga was booked into the county jail without bail, on suspicion of attempted murder and related firearms charges. Artiga is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon at the Hayward Hall of Justice.
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Please contact the San Leandro Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division with any information regarding this case or any other case at (510) 577-3230.
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PRESS RELEASE INFORMATION:
DATE / TIME OF RELEASE: 03/28/2017 5:00 pm
INCIDENTS: Man shot, suspect in custody
PRESS RELEASE OFFICER: Lt. Isaac Benabou
TELEPHONE: (510) 577-3272
EMAIL: [email protected]
DATE / TIME OF INCIDENT: 03/24/2017
ARREST LOCATION(S): 3000 blk of Alvarado St
INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE(S): Det. S. Cesaretti
SUSPECT(S): Antonio Artiga
Address/Location
San Leandro Police Department
901 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94577
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-577-2740
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