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wo men were shot, one killed, at 10:04 p.m. Monday near Maple Avenue and Fifth Street in Greenfield, police said.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired found a man in his 30s lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
They found a second man in his mid-30s a short distance away and suffering from gunshot wounds to his torso and leg. Fire and paramedics provided first aid, but the first victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was flown to a South Bay Area trauma center where he underwent surgery, police said.
Witnesses recalled hearing shouting, then gunshots. A lowered, dark colored pickup was seen driving away, police said ...
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20120801/NEWS09/308010017/Two-men-shot-one-killed-Greenfield
Shooting in Greenfield Leaves One Dead
By Polly Kennedy
on Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 at 11:49 am
... According to a statement released this afternoon interim Police Chief Eric Sills said Thomas Garnica Morales, 34, was shot dead during a drive-by shooting in the area of Maple Avenue and 5th Street.
In the press release, Sills said a second man in his mid 30s also wounded in the gunfire was transported to a Bay Area hospital. He is expected to recover from his wounds, said Sills.
According to Greenfield police, witnesses in the neighborhood said they heard shouting followed by the popping of gunshots in the area where the two victims were standing. A lowered dark colored pick-up truck was seen driving away from the scene and according to police, at least two people who were wearing dark, hooded sweatshirts were seen in the vehicle by witnesses.
According to Sills, Morales and the other wounded man were known to associate with a local criminal street gang but it is unclear why the two men were targeted ...
http://crimevoice.com/shooting-in-greenfield-leaves-one-dead-15013/