EL CERRITO POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE El Cerrito Police Department Case #2022-0001428
On July 19, 2022, at approximately 12:15 pm, El Cerrito officers responded to the report of gunshots heard in the area of School Street / S. 53rd Street. Upon arrival, officers located a victim of a gunshot wound in the 900 block of S. 55th Street. Officers rendered aid until emergency medical services arrived. The victim was transported to a hospital and is in critical condition. The suspect in the shooting was reported as fleeing the scene in a vehicle. The suspect vehicle was located abandoned nearby and simultaneous reports of a subject running through yards back to the shooting scene were received by Dispatch. A search ensued and the suspect, Daniel Torres, a 32-year-old male, Pittsburg resident, was located hiding in a residence near the shooting scene. A firearm was recovered in the subsequent investigation. Torres was booked into the Contra Costa County jail on charges of attempted murder. A criminal complaint will be sought with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office.
Prepared by Acting Lieutenant Scott Cliatt #E093 (510) 215-4418 or [email protected]
ECPD Case File #2022-0001428
Address/Location
El Cerrito Police Department
10900 San Pablo Ave
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-237-3233