Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department identifies man sought in shotgun shooting of woman
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department has identified the suspect in the shooting of a woman with a shotgun in Keyes on Sunday as Kenneth Dale, 42. He last was seen running onto a residential property with the gun and a machete in hand, neighbors told deputies.
A little after noon, deputies responded to a report of a woman shot on the 4100 block of Anna Avenue in Keyes. The victim was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto for treatment of wounds not considered life-threatening, Sgt. Juan Alanis said at the scene. Deputies were interviewing her about what happened, he said.
The first deputies who arrived on scene were told Dale lived in a shed on one of the properties on the block and still was on scene. A perimeter was set up and a department airplane was overhead to keep watch.
Alanis flew a camera-equipped drone around the property and saw that the door to the shed was open. Deputies repeatedly called to Dale over a loudspeaker, urging him to surrender. He was warned at one point, “If we send a dog in to find you — and he will find you — he will bite you.”
Getting no response, deputies including Brock Condit and his K9, Dutch, advanced with guns out and a shield up. They searched the property with the shed, as well as some neighboring properties, but Dale was not located. The perimeter was broken down about 3 p.m.
Neighbors told deputies that Dale had beaten up a woman over the prior couple of days and in turn was beaten himself Sunday morning. It was not known Sunday if the woman he allegedly beat was the woman shot.
In the street Sunday afternoon were a soiled towel and what appeared to be a pair of women’s sneakers, with blood on them. Alanis could not confirm they were related to the shooting but said if paramedics had taken the shoes off the shooting victim, they would have given them to deputies as evidence.
Dale is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joshua Clayton said Monday.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Sheriff’s Department at 209-525-7114 or contact Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers at 209-521-4636. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Tips also can be submitted via www.stancrimetips.org.
This story was originally published July 28, 2019 at 5:28 PM.
