Five People Arrested After Gunfire in Half Moon Bay

Deputies near Half Moon Bay arrested five people after an apparent shooting on Monday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

At about 10:55 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a single gunshot fired near a dead end on Nasturtium Road, according to the sheriff's office.

Arriving deputies contacted a group of five males, one of whom was walking away from the group carrying a rifle.

The suspect, later identified as Felix Garduno-Vega, 18, of Half Moon Bay, was halted at gunpoint and taken into custody without incident, deputies said.

The rifle that Garduno-Vega was carrying was loaded, according to the sheriff's office, and a spent bullet consistent with the rifle's caliber was allegedly found in his possession.

Garduno-Vega was also carrying a large knife, deputies said, and he was subsequently arrested for possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a dangerous weapon.

Two other men and a juvenile male in the group were contacted and found to be intoxicated, according to the sheriff's office.

The juvenile was arrested for public intoxication and being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Daniel Rodriguez, 18, and Raul Villa, 28, both of Half Moon Bay, were arrested for public intoxication.

A fifth suspect, Jose Lopez, 22, was allegedly carrying a cutting instrument and was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon.

— Bay City News

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