Crime

Drive-by shooting draws officers to south Modesto. Ricochet grazed man, police say

A man suffered a grazing wound to his arm from a drive-by shooting Thursday night in south Modesto, police said.

The shooter, described only as male, remained at large as of about 7:30 p.m., Sgt. Mark Phillips of the Modesto Police Department said at the scene.

The shooting was reported at about 7 p.m. in the area of Santa Fe and El Paso avenues. The victim reported hearing about 10 gunshots while he was in a pickup truck, and one of the bullets apparently ricocheted into him, Phillips said.

An ambulance crew treated the victim at the scene.

This story was originally published March 14, 2019 at 8:32 PM.

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