Mountain View, Calif. - An East Palo Alto man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of another man early Saturday morning.
At around 2:05 a.m. this morning, Mountain View Police dispatchers received a call that a man had been shot and was laying on the ground in the 400 block of Sierra Vista Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and located a 23-year-old male shot in the roadway. The victim sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition. We are not naming the victim at this time.
The suspect fled the scene prior to officers arriving.
After a thorough investigation, MVPD detectives identified the suspect as Hector Christopher Chavez. With the assistance of the San Mateo County SWAT Team, Chavez was located and arrested at around 8:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of Fordham Street in East Palo Alto. He will be booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for attempted murder. Chavez is a 24-year-old Hispanic resident of East Palo Alto.
There are no outstanding suspects.
This case is still under active investigation. We are asking anyone who may have nearby camera footage or additional information about the incident to please contact Detective Guillermo De Lira at
guillermo.delira@mountainview.gov.
Media inquiries can be sent to Captain Scott Nelson at
policepio@mountainview.gov.
