Vallejo police investigate murder of transient woman
The case is Vallejo's 25th murder of 2020.
(Graphic by Solano News Update)
The Vallejo Police Deparment has launched an investigation after a transient woman was found with a fatal gunshot wound on Sunday.
Officers responded to the area of Derr Street near Lemon Street around 9:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of an unresponsive woman.
Paramedics were dispatched to the scene to render aid, but the woman ultimately died from her injuries, police say.
The woman was identified only as a 24-year-old from the city. Her name was not released.
“All lives have inherent dignity and value and should never be taken needlessly,” Shawny Williams, the city’s chief of police, said in a statement released on Monday. “Our unhoused population deserves our deepest compassion, service and protection.”
Williams said the case will be “tenaciously pursued.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Vallejo Police Department detectives at 707-648-4533 or 707-648-4280.
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