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Napa Police Seek Gunman After Shooting

After a 22-year-old shooting victim was found Wednesday afternoon, Napa police are looking for a bald Hispanic man in a grey shirt, last seen driving away in a gold Honda Civic on Freeway Drive toward Imola Ave.

The suspected gunman in a shooting Wednesday afternoon is still at large, according to a press release from the :

On 9/5/12, at 1:33 PM, Napa Police were dispatched to a reported shooting victim outside the 2400 block of Colina Court.

Officers arrived on scene and located the victim (22 year old male, Napa) in a nearby parking lot. The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the leg. Napa Fire Department and AMR ambulance personnel responded to the scene and transported the victim to the . The victim was admitted at the Queen of the Valley Medical Center and is in stable condition.

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The suspect was described as a Hispanic Male Adult, bald head, grey shirt and last seen driving away in a gold Honda Civic on Freeway Drive toward Imola Ave.

A neighborhood canvass was conducted for witnesses.

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The investigation is active and anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Andy Hess (ahess@cityofnapa.org)/ 707-257-9507, or at (800) 450-9543 or Text 274637.  

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