Police locate firearm involved in Lag shooting

May 19, 2011, 2:01 a.m.

The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) is still pursuing leads in the aftermath of the May 14 shooting in the Lagunita parking lot.

According to Stanford police sergeant Chris Cohendet, detectives are following up on statements made by witnesses and by the suspects who were taken into custody the night of the shooting. The suspects attempted to speed away from authorities in a vehicle, but were apprehended after they exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Police officers examined the area where the suspects were detained shortly thereafter.

“An officer canvassed the area and located the handgun along the path where the vehicle was resting,” Cohendet said.

Initial statements from witnesses described the handgun in question as silver or black. The police found a two-tone “black and silver handgun” which seemed to correspond with these statements, Cohendet said.

Cohendet stated that charges have not yet been made since the investigation is still ongoing. At present, the incident only appears to involve the “illegal discharge of a firearm,” he said.

— An Le Nguyen

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