On January 3rd, at approximately 2:45 am, East Precinct officers responded to 23rd and East Jefferson on a report of shots fired. There had been several calls to 911 of shots fired in the area, and officers were able to locate a victim in the 200 Block of 23 Avenue. The vicitm told officers he was driving his car southbound on 23rd from East Jefferson when he saw a green, early 90’s Suburban pull up next to him. The victim stated that he heard a number of shots coming from the suspect vehicle and heard the bullets striking his car. The victim was able to pull his car into a parking area off the road as the suspect vehicle left the area.
The victim was not injured and his car had a single bullet hole in the front passenger side door. The victim told investigating officers that he recognized the suspect as someone he has had a dispute with and officers are following up on that information. Officers conducted an area check for the suspect vehicle but it had fled the area.