{"id":23734,"date":"2022-10-16T10:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=23734"},"modified":"2022-10-16T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T14:23:39","slug":"suspected-california-serial-killer-wesley-brownlee-arrested-by-police-while-out-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/10\/16\/suspected-california-serial-killer-wesley-brownlee-arrested-by-police-while-out-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected California serial killer Wesley Brownlee arrested by police while ‘out hunting’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man suspected of killing six people in a string of murders in California has been arrested by police while “out hunting” for his next victim.<\/p>\n

Wesley Brownlee was driving in the city of Stockton, where five of the murders took place, and was armed with a handgun, when he was stopped by police officers in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Investigators had been tracking the 43-year-old after receiving tips from members of the public.<\/p>\n

“Based on tips coming into the department and Stockton Crime Stoppers, we were able to zero in on a possible suspect,” Police Chief Stanley McFadden said.<\/p>\n

“Our surveillance team followed this person while he was driving. We watched his patterns and determined, early this morning, he was on a mission to kill.”<\/p>\n

Mr McFadden added that Brownlee was detained after engaging in what appeared to be threatening behaviour, including going to parks and dark places, stopping and looking around before driving on.<\/p>\n

He was dressed in black, had a mask around his neck, had a gun and “was out hunting”, the police chief said.<\/p>\n

A police photo showed the weapon allegedly carried by the suspect, which appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun containing some non-metallic materials.<\/p>\n

Brownlee is accused of shooting dead six men and wounding a woman in an 18-month killing spree in the Stockton and Oakland areas.<\/p>\n

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Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a news conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Who were the victims?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Juan Vasquez Serrano, 39, was the first victim to be killed in Oakland on 10 April 2021.<\/p>\n

Just six days later, 46-year-old Natasha LaTour was shot in Stockton, but managed to survive after scaring off her attacker by walking towards them.<\/p>\n

More than a year later, the killer struck again, shooting dead Paul Yaw, 35, on 8 July, then Salvador Debudey on 11 August, followed by 21-year-old Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez on 30 August and 52-year-old Juan Cruz on 21 September.<\/p>\n

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Paul Yaw was the first of the Stockton victims to die. Pic: Greta Bogrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The most recent victim was 54-year-old Lawrence Lopez, who died on 27 September.<\/p>\n

Police believe the same person was responsible for all the shootings, with ballistics tests and video evidence linking the crimes together.<\/p>\n

There was a $125,000 (\u00a3109,000) reward available for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzo Lopez, the most recent victim, died on 27 September Pic: Jerry Lopez Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Police said Brownlee has a criminal history and is believed to have also lived in several cities near Stockton, but they did not give further details.<\/p>\n

Investigators have been trying to identify a motive for the attacks, with none of the victims appearing to have little in common.<\/p>\n

Some of the victims were homeless, but not all. None were beaten or robbed, and the woman who survived said her attacker didn’t say anything.<\/p>\n

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Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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