A homicide investigation is ongoing in Redwood City after police discovered a person shot dead early Thursday morning. The incident occurred behind a Whole Foods Market in a normally quiet neighborhood. Police were alerted around 1:40 AM and found the victim bleeding despite life-saving measures being attempted. This event is particularly alarming for Redwood City residents, as such violent crime is uncommon, though a recent stabbing incident involved an arrest two months prior.
Lt. Jeff Clements of the Redwood City Police Department confirmed that one person was found shot and was pronounced dead at the scene in the area of Adams Street and Jefferson Avenue.
Police received a report of a person down in the area around 1:40 am. The victim was found bleeding, and after life-saving measures were performed, they were pronounced dead.
Homicides are rare in Redwood City, although there was a homicide arrest there just two months ago involving a fatal stabbing.
The investigation is being treated as a homicide, highlighting concerns in this typically quiet suburban area.
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