Man shot dead at Dublin apartment complex near elementary school; suspect detained
A shooting Friday afternoon at an apartment complex in Dublin near an elementary school left a man dead, authorities said.
Dublin police said the shooting happened at Emerald Park Apartment Homes on the 5500 block of Hacienda Avenue at about 2:21 p.m.
Officers arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound to his head, police said. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nearby Dougherty Elementary School was placed on lockdown and during the investigation and the area around Hacienda Avenue and Central Parkway was closed to traffic. Police said on social media at 4:27 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted and streets reopened.
On Saturday, police announced that a suspect had been detained in the southern California city of Barstow but gave no additional details at the time.
On Monday, police identified the suspect in custody as 38-year-old Nicholas Paleveda.
Police continue to investigate this incident to determine a motive and how Paleveda and the victim knew each other. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or who has additional information is asked to please contact Dublin Police Services at (925) 833-6670.
