Sacramento man arrested in Modesto on suspicion of shooting 12-year-old girl
A Sacramento man suspected of shooting a 12-year-old girl during a Bay Area road rage incident on Friday was arrested in Modesto.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the girl’s mother was driving in Pittsburg with her daughter and two other children, ages 6 and 6 months, when they became involved in a road-rage incident with another motorist, according to the Pittsburg Police Department.
The suspect pulled alongside the victim’s car, took out a handgun and fired a single round, which struck the 12-year-old girl in the leg, police said.
Pittsburg police interviewed witnesses to the incident and used a citywide camera system to generate leads.
By Friday night, authorities learned that the suspect was at The Marina Apartments south of Naraghi Lake, said Modesto Police Department Sgt. Robert Gumm. Modesto police officers went to the apartments, saw the suspect’s vehicle and waited outside until he came out of an apartment, Gumm said.
Modesto officers detained Dwayne Brown III, 29, until Pittsburg police picked him up and took him back to the Bay Area.
According to the online inmate locator page of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Brown was arrested on a Ramey warrant. A Ramey warrant is an arrest warrant issued to pooice by a judge before the prosecutor has filed formal charges. Brown’s bail was set at $1.6 million.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Pittsburg Police Department at 925-646-2441.
This story was originally published September 3, 2022 at 1:33 PM.
