Neighbors react to shooting in El Centro
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - Neighbors in El Centro are sharing their reaction to the shooting which left one woman injured.
According to the El Centro Police Department (ECPD), it happened Sunday at around 12:40 a.m. Pacific in the area of E. Heil Avenue and S. Dogwood Road, near the Dogwood Canal.
ECPD says the suspect, a 44-year-old El Centro man, allegedly shot a woman inside a home, and says the woman was treated at the scene, but was later taken to the hospital for further treatment.
“I was watching my show and I heard gunshots and I peeked through the window and I didn’t see anything, then I heard a couple more," said a resident, who didn't want to be identified.
Neighbors say they thought it was fireworks until more followed.
“I heard one shot, I thought it was fireworks, but then I heard more gunshots. When I heard the ambulance and police I didn't know what it was," said Maria Avila, a resident.
They also say the street stayed closed the whole night.
“They were here all day, I can hear them like telling them like come out come out with the big speakers and then the cops from this side were like zoom that way to see what was going on and then the cops that would run would run out this way then they would go behind these house... there is like a alley... so they would go behind the alley it was a whole commotion," said a resident.
ECPD says the suspect was found and arrested, and says "the Investigations Division, department drones, the Imperial County Sheriff's Office and the Imperial Police Department" helped them in the search.
The suspect is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, according to ECPD.
The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information regarding the case, call Detective Alex Garrido at (760) 352-2111, or email him at agarrido@ecpd.org.
