Stockton serial shootings
series of shootings in California
The Stockton serial shootings were a series of fatal shootings that occurred in Stockton and Oakland, California, between April 2021 and September 2022. The shootings have been linked by ballistic tests, but police have not revealed if the same gun was used in every shooting. On October 15, 2022, a Stockton man, Wesley Brownlee, was arrested in connection to the shootings. On December 27, Brownlee was charged with an additional five charges. As of 2026, Brownlee is still being examined for competency for trial.
Shootings
2021 shootings
Miguel Vasquez, a 39-year-old Hispanic man, was shot to death in East Oakland on April 10, 2021.
Mervin Harmon, a 39-year-old Black man, was shot to death in Oakland on April 16, 2021.
At 3:20 a.m. on April 16, 2021, Natasha LaTour, a 46-year-old Black woman, was approached by the gunman at an encampment in Park and Union streets in Stockton. LaTour described the perpetrator as a man who wore dark clothing and a face mask.
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