Man found fatally shot in vehicle near Sikh Temple in Stockton
A 35-year-old man was found fatally shot in an SUV near the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple in Stockton early Tuesday morning, Stockton Police reported.
Officers found the man near 1900 Sikh Temple Street at about 1 a.m., police said. He was sitting in the driver's seat of a green Chevrolet Tahoe, said Officer Joe Silva, a police spokesman. The shooting does not appear connected to the temple, he added.
Medics treated his wounds, but the man died at the scene, police said. There was no suspect in the area when police arrived, Silva said.
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Last month, three men were injured in a shooting at the temple after a disturbance broke out during an event, police said.
The man's death marks Stockton's 41st homicide of 2022.
It is the latest of several homicides this year in which a victim was found shot in a vehicle.
On July 30, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office opened a homicide investigation after finding a man slumped over in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds near Highway 4.
On July 5, police found two men with gunshot wounds in a vehicle that had crashed into an apartment complex near Mariners Drive and Hammer Lane, police said. One died of his injuries, police said.
Record reporter Aaron Leathley covers business, housing, and land use. She can be reached at aleathley@recordnet.com or on Twitter @LeathleyAaron. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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