Police respond to shots fired incident

Published on November 24, 2021

Menlo Park, Calif. — On November 23, 2021, at approximately 11:12 p.m., Menlo Park Police Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1100 block of Willow Road. The suspect was observed lurking around an apartment parking lot and rummaging through the bed of a pick-up truck. A resident addressed the subject’s activity, and the suspect produced a handgun. The suspect fired two shots in the direction of the resident, damaging a vehicle and penetrating into the interior of an apartment, nearly injuring another resident.

The suspect fled on foot and has not been located or identified at this time. The suspect was described as a juvenile male, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, heavyset, and possibly of Pacific Islander ethnicity.  The investigation is ongoing.

The Menlo Park Police Department is asking anyone who might have information about this case, and/or who witnessed this incident, to call the Menlo Park Police Department at (650) 330-6300 or the Menlo Park Police Anonymous Tip Hotline at (650) 330-6395. 

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Contact:
Nicole Acker
nmacker@menlopark.org
650-330-6325