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Redwood City police officers have arrested a 15-year-old in connection to a fatal shooting on Adams Street on Thursday after they found a body lying in the road.
At 1:40 a.m., on Feb. 6, officers with the Redwood City Police Department responded to the 500 block of Adams Street and found a man suffering from a single gunshot wound to the torso, police said. Paramedics responded, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified as an 18-year-old Redwood City resident. His name was not immediately available, according to police.
The alleged shooter, whose identity is not being disclosed due to his age, has been booked into the juvenile detention hall in San Mateo for murder, police said.
Later on Thursday, the police received a call regarding a family disturbance that alleged that a 15-year-old male had assaulted a family member, according to police. The teen was believed to be a person of interest in the shooting. Investigators found probable cause to arrest him for murder, the police said in a press release.
According to police, the shooting appears to be an isolated incident, and there is no indication of any ongoing threat to the community.
