ATWATER - Early Saturday morning, the Atwater Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Juniper on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived to find a Hispanic male victim with multiple gunshot wounds at the location. Officers and EMS attempted lifesaving activities. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. An autopsy is pending. Officers are looking for two suspects who left the scene in an unknown type of sedan. The motive for the shooting is under investigation.