The 16-year-old Hollister male is suspected of the shooting at
about 9:15 p.m. Jan. 8, while nobody was injured during the
exchange. On Wednesday, the San Benito County Probation Department
and Hollister police went to the suspect’s home and arrested him
without incident.
HOLLISTER
Hollister police have arrested a minor suspected of firing two shots at another vehicle, according to a press release from the department.
The 16-year-old Hollister male is suspected of the shooting at about 9:15 p.m. Jan. 8, while nobody was injured during the exchange. On Wednesday, the San Benito County Probation Department and Hollister police went to the suspect’s home and arrested him without incident, the statement reads.
The victim reported to police that on Jan. 8, last week Thursday, he had returned home from running an errand and parked his vehicle in front of his house when a group of Hispanic males ran toward him, according to the statement. He got in the vehicle and drove away, and the juveniles followed him at a high rate of speed in a Honda.
At the intersection of Westside Boulevard and South Street, the Honda pulled alongside the vehicle and the passenger pointed a black .45 caliber pistol and fired two shots, according to the statement.
Anyone with information is urged to call police at (831) 636-4330 or WeTip at 800-78-CRIME.
