* Ernesto Valverde Shot and Killed in East Palo Alto
Published by Junior Staff Writer on February 1, 2011
Investigators continued today to search for suspects in the fatal shooting of an East Palo Alto man early Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 1:45 a.m. in the 1900 block of Capitol Avenue, East Palo Alto police Sgt. Jeff Liu said. Arriving officers found a 37-year-old man suffering a single gunshot wound, Liu said. The victim, later identified as Ernesto Valverde, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the San Mateo County coroner’s office. No suspects have been identified, and police continue to search for a motive. The fatal shooting was East Palo Alto’s first homicide of 2011. Please call the Fugitive Watch hot line at 1-800-9-CAUGHT (1-800-922-8448) or text us at 408-355-0999 or CLICK HERE to send a confidential email tip, if you have any information that can help solve this crime.
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