On Monday morning, the residential neighborhood near the intersection of Sierra Nevada and Oak streets in east Stockton appeared calm, with carpenters working and children playing outside.
But when evening falls, cars flock to Sierra Nevada, sometimes causing bumper-to-bumper traffic, residents and employees at nearby businesses said. Inside the cars are people looking to buy sex from the numerous workers stationed up and down Sierra Nevada on most nights, residents and employees said.
Last night, among the hustle and bustle on the streets, shots rang out just before 10 p. Guy Zielske, a year-old Stockton resident โ identified Monday morning by a spokesperson for the county medical examiner โ died at the hospital from his gunshot wounds, police stated. The department shared scant other details about the shooting.
It's at least the second homicide reported around the Eastland Plaza shopping center. In March, year-old Enrique Hinojosa Jr. Outside of homicides, the area is no stranger to disturbances. An auto repair shop just south of Sierra Nevada and Oak had several patched-up bullet holes scattered across its facade Monday morning. Earlier this month, an assault with a deadly weapon was reported roughly one block south, he said. And in May, an off-duty Stockton Police detective was arrested two blocks east of Sierra Nevada, on Pilgrim Street, according to police.
A caller reported that the detective's vehicle was stopped for an unusually long time at the intersection, and he was found to be drinking and driving, police alleged. Beyond specific incidents, the nightly crowd is disruptive too, one neighbor near Sierra Nevada and Oak โ who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation โ said. Residents sometimes find condoms and other undergarments in the street, she said. Home Election Crime Education Politics.
