The news came as a shock to many locals were shocked to hear about a rare violent crime in downtown Petaluma, as the last homicide of the city was back in 2017.
PETALUMA, Calif. -- Police in Petaluma are searching for a suspect while investigating that city's first homicide in several years. It happened early Sunday morning in the downtown area. Authorities say the victim was assaulted, possibly with a baseball bat.Police say early Sunday morning, a man was found lying in the middle of Keller Street, after being assaulted. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
"Early this morning 1:49 a.m., we got a call of a possible fight downtown, the person said his friend got struck with a baseball bat," said Petaluma Police Lieutenant Tim Lyons."No one was seen running away on foot, we think suspect fled in a vehicle, no vehicle description at this time," said Lyons."Sadness. My condolences to the family, sadness for the community we deal with more and more," said Petaluma resident Nicole Ward.
Police are looking for surveillance video from businesses which could provide clues about the crime and the suspect.
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