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The Redwood City Police Department is searching for a man they said shot five people, including a 16-year-old boy, on Sunday morning, May 7, 2023.

The Redwood City Police Department is searching for a man they said shot five people, including a 16-year-old boy, on Sunday morning, May 7.

The five people were hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.

The shooting occurred around 4:30 a.m. May 7, at the 400 block of Redwood Avenue in the Palm Park neighborhood. Redwood City police said in a news release that a man walked up to the five people, which included four adults and one teen, and opened fire while the group was sitting on the sidewalk. According to police, he used a 9 mm handgun.

The shooter has not been arrested, and police do not yet have a good description of the suspect, according to a police spokesperson.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Det. James Schneider at 650-780-7607.

For tips regarding Redwood City cases, call the Redwood City Police Tip Line at 650-780-7110.

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Michelle Iracheta is the editor of the Redwood City Pulse. She began her journalism career in 2013 at a Houston NPR affiliate and has reported for newspapers in California, Texas, Nevada, Washington and...

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