UPDATE -Double homicide case from 11/23/19 in Union City
PRESS RELEASE UPDATE - Double Homicide case from 11/23/19
On 11/23/19 at approximately 01:26 AM, UCPD began receiving multiple 911 calls from citizens reporting gun shots heard in the area of Sherman Drive and Colgate Drive in Union City. Officers responded to the area and located two male victims who had suffered suspected gunshot wounds. The victims were in a parking lot belonging to Searles Elementary School (located near the 1800 block of Sherman Drive). One fourteen-year-old victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and an eleven-year-old victim was pronounced deceased while in route to a local trauma center.
January 10, 2020 - Case UPDATE
The investigation has yielded a possible description of the vehicle used by the suspects. The vehicle is described as a silver Toyota sedan similar to a mid to late-2000’s model Camry or Corolla.
The Union City Police Department encourages anyone who has information regarding the silver Toyota sedan or the suspects, to call Detective Clubb at 510-675-5227. Contact can also be made using the UCPD tip line at 510-675-5207 or email at [email protected] (calls and emails may be anonymous).
MEDIA CONTACT PERSON: Lieutenant Steven Mendez
PHONE NUMBER: (510) 458-3757
EMAIL: [email protected]
- Prior Release and Information -
November 23, 2019
One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and the other victim was pronounced deceased while in route to a local trauma center. The victims have yet to be identified and there are no suspects in custody.
Sherman Drive is closed between Colgate Drive and 15th Street due to this investigation. The street closure is estimated to last for several hours.
The above listed case is active and ongoing. The Union City Police Department encourages anyone who has information regarding this incident to call Detective Joshua Clubb at 510-675-5227.
Contact can also be made using the UCPD tip line at 510-675-5207 or email at [email protected] (calls and emails may be anonymous).
Address/Location
Union City Police Department, CA
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-471-1365