Aug 11, 2008 7:17 am US/Pacific
Man Shot Dead At Richmond Wedding Reception
RICHMOND (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ―
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Police at the scene of a fatal shooting at a wedding reception at a home in Richmond Saturday.
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Richmond police were trying to determine what sparked a shooting at a wedding reception over the weekend that killed one man and left two others, including a 10-year-old girl, wounded.
Police identified 50-year-old Nicolas Lopez, who was married with four children and two grandchildren, as the man killed in the shooting.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Maricopa Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Bisa French. Lopez was found dead and two other victims were taken to an area hospital to be treated for their wounds.
A 10-year-old girl struck by the gunfire was listed in stable condition and a 31-year-man was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. Their names were not immediately released.
French said several men had arrived at the wedding reception and one of them shot into a crowd. The motive is under investigation, but police described the attack as "brazen."
"We don't know if somebody from the party actually knew them or not," she said.
Police believe the suspects fled in a vehicle but no description of the vehicle was immediately available.
According to French, officers had responded to the area about 20 minutes before the shooting on reports of a disturbance. It was not immediately clear whether the reported disturbance had involved the suspects or wedding reception attendees.
French estimated that more than 60 people were in attendance at the reception.
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