Crime & Safety
19-Year-Old Fremont Resident Killed in East Palo Alto Shooting
Raymond Lewin-Phipps was found dead in East Palo Alto Tuesday night, according to media reports.
A 19-year-old Fremont man was fatally shot in East Palo Alto Tuesday night, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
According to the newspaper, the victim has been identified as Raymond Lewin-Phipps.
Lewin-Phipps was found slumped over suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the driver’s seat of a parked car on the 2500 block off Emmett Way in East Palo Alto at about 10:10 p.m.
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He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the Mercury News.
Authorities were alerted to the shooting by Newark-based gunshot detection system ShotPotter, the Mercury News reports.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Palo Alto Police Department at 650-321-1112. Anonymous tips can also be sent via email to epa@tipnow.org, via text to 650-409-6792 or via voice mail at 650-409-6792.
Read more about the incident and East Palo Alto’s alarming homicide rate on the Mercury News here.
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