Negligent Discharge of a Firearm

On Tuesday night, October 30 at around 5:30 pm Officers from the King City Police Department responded to a possible shooting that occurred on the 700 block of Canal Street in King City. While patrol units were on the scene, multiple gunshots were heard from the Salinas River. The Major Crimes Unit along with allied agencies including CHP air operations assisted. The investigation began as multiple people were contacted in the river and the investigation concluded that the shooting took place multiple hours prior to the arrival of the police and the people located in the riverbed were unrelated. The investigation also confirmed that a single bullet that damaged a window was caused due to a negligent discharge of a weapon earlier in the day. The discharged firearm only damaged property. No one was injured during this incident. The King City Police Department thanks all of the community members that assisted with their statements and the allied agencies who responded. The case was closed without further incident.