HAYWARD — An 18-year-old Pleasanton man has died after being shot last week while driving with a friend, who was also wounded, police said.
The man’s name has not yet been released by authorities.
The man killed and his 17-year-old friend, also a Pleasanton resident, were wounded by gunfire around 11:11 p.m. June 27 near Mission Boulevard and Industrial Parkway. They were able to drive to the 100 block of W. Tennyson Road where the younger teen called 911.The 17-year-old was treated at a hospital for his injuries and released.
The 18-year-old suffered critical injuries and on Wednesday was taken off life support at a hospital and was pronounced deceased, police said.
Police still have not said why the two were in Hayward and what the motive was for the shooting.
In a news release announcing the 18-year-old’s death, police did say that evidence gathered in the case “suggests that this was not a random act of violence,” indicating the pair was targeted.
Police are saying there is no indication that the shooting was connected to a killing the day before, on June 26, of a 15-yeasr-old Rodeo boy in the 24000 block of Second Street though it hasn’t been completely ruled out. A 13-year-old Hayward boy was also wounded in the earlier shooting and was in critical but stable condition, police said.
The Pleasanton man’s death is the sixth homicide investigated by Hayward police this year. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Scinto at 510-293-7176.
