MEDIA RELEASE / COMMUNITY ALERT
For Immediate Release No. 20210515-022
Saturday May 15, 2021
SMPD Detectives Actively Investigating A Homicide.
The San Mateo Police Department is actively investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 8:58 p.m. in the parking lot of the San Mateo Adult School located at 789 E Poplar Avenue.
San Mateo, CA - On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 08:58 p.m., San Mateo Police officers were dispatched to the San Mateo Adult School on the report of a shooting. Officers quickly arrived on scene and located a 19-year old male in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in the school’s parking lot. The victim had been shot in the abdomen. Officers rendered first aid on the male before he was transported to a local trauma center. Unfortunately, the male succumbed to his injuries. Detectives learned this incident was not associated or related to any activity or event at The San Mateo Adult School or San Mateo High School. According to witnesses, after the gunfire ended a group fled the scene on foot. SMPD immediately launched an intensive investigation and are working vigorously to bring all responsible parties to justice.
No tip is too small in this case. If you were driving by, have an in-car camera, or saw anything out of the ordinary, please contact police immediately at (650) 522-7700. Anyone with information or security
footage related to this shooting is encouraged to contact Detective Sergeant Kurt Rodenspiel at (650) 522-7662 or [email protected].
Anonymous tips can be submitted to http://tinyurl.com/SMPDTips or by calling (650) 522-7676.
This is an active and evolving investigation. Information will be released as it becomes available.
Remember, if “You see something, say something.” We are encouraging our community to utilize security cameras. They are especially helpful in identifying suspicious activity in neighborhoods when cameras are street facing. Our officers regularly canvass for surveillance and you can help us by notifying SMPD where cameras are located in your neighborhood at www.cityofsanmateo.org/Nest.
MEDIA CONTACT
Alison Gilmore
Public Information Officer | Office of the Chief
City of San Mateo Police Department
200 Franklin Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94403
650-522-7626 | [email protected]
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