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A Menlo Park police vehicle parked near the police department on Aug. 12, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

A 47-year-old San Mateo resident was shot in Menlo Park while getting out of his car to exchange information after a collision, Menlo Park police said Friday morning.

Officers responded to the shooting near Bay and Hedge roads around 8:39 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. The shooter fled in an unknown direction, police said. Police described the vehicle as a small white car, which had not been located as of Friday morning. 

The victim was taken to a hospital with injuries that were considered non-life-threatening. Three children, ages 8 and 14, were also in the car. None of them were injured, according to the Menlo Park Police Department.

The investigation is ongoing, but officials ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Marcial Barron-Villa at MBarron-Villa@menlopark.gov or call 650-847-7438.

Jennifer Yoshikoshi joined The Almanac in 2024 as an education, Woodside and Portola Valley reporter. Jennifer started her journalism career in college radio and podcasting at UC Santa Barbara, where she...

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