The tranquility of the 2900 block of Garrison Avenue was shattered early Sunday morning with a shooting that left one man shot in the abdomen and another facing charges of attempted murder.
The shooting took place at 1:45 a.m. after some type of family dispute. The 38-year-old victim was found by police lying wounded on the floor of the garage with a single shot to the abdomen. He was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital where he is expected to recover.
Nearly eight hours later investigators arrested Omar Reyes, 33, of Modesto, as the assailant. Reyes, a friend of the victim's son, was arrested without incident at 9:08 a.m. and booked into Stanislaus County Jail for attempted murder.
Police would not elaborate on what led up to the shooting.
This investigation is ongoing and detectives are asking anyone with any information on this case to contact Detective Derek Perry at 538-5730 or the Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers at: Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers, 1-866-60-CRIME.
The shooting took place at 1:45 a.m. after some type of family dispute. The 38-year-old victim was found by police lying wounded on the floor of the garage with a single shot to the abdomen. He was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital where he is expected to recover.
Nearly eight hours later investigators arrested Omar Reyes, 33, of Modesto, as the assailant. Reyes, a friend of the victim's son, was arrested without incident at 9:08 a.m. and booked into Stanislaus County Jail for attempted murder.
Police would not elaborate on what led up to the shooting.
This investigation is ongoing and detectives are asking anyone with any information on this case to contact Detective Derek Perry at 538-5730 or the Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers at: Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers, 1-866-60-CRIME.
