Police have identified a Vallejo man killed Sunday in what may have been a gang-related shooting in the Country Club Crest neighborhood.
Narco McFarland, 19, received multiple gun shot wounds, which later proved fatal, on the 100 block of Cynthia Avenue shortly before 3:45 p.m.
Earlier police reports gave the incorrect age for McFarland, who was found in front of a residence on that street.
Gang relations may have been the motivating factor in Sunday's shooting, Vallejo police public information officer Sgt. Jeff Bassett said Monday.
McFarland was awake but allegedly uncooperative with police who were questioning him before he was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, police and fire officials said Sunday. He later died at the hospital, police reported after 9 p.m. Sunday.
Police continue to investigate the shooting, the city's eighth homicide in 2011.
Police Chief Robert Nichelini responded to public concerns about an apparent increase in city homicides.
"The average has remained unchanged over the years -- 90 percent of murder victims in Vallejo either knew each other or were involved in activity associated with violent criminal behavior," Nichelini said. "That said, they still are victims, still have families and a high number of murders still adversely affect the reputation of the city."
The unincorporated portion of the city has seen two more fatal shootings this year, with the May 10 deaths of Ramone Hatfield, 30, of
In Vallejo's other recent non-fatal shootings, police said Thursday's victim Deaundre Alexander, 23, of Vallejo, who received numerous gunshot wounds on Carolina Street, is expected to recover.
Meanwhile, a California Highway Patrol official could offer no update Monday in a double nonfatal shooting on Interstate 780, also Thursday night. Victims Arturo Venegas, 19, of Vallejo, and Daniel Rodriguez, 20, of Benicia, were reportedly shot from a passing truck while traveling eastbound on the highway.
Anyone with information on recent Vallejo shootings is asked to contact the Vallejo Police
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