Suspect In Novato Gang Shooting Also Wanted In '06 Sex Assault
NOVATO (BCN) - A Marin County man wanted in connection with a 2006 sexual assault is also a possible suspect in a gang-related shooting that injured two men in the Hamilton Marketplace shopping center in Novato last week, police said.
Armando Gil is wanted for questioning about the Jan. 3 shooting, which injured a 23-year-old San Jose man and a 27-year-old San Rafael man, Novato police Detective Kory Jones said.
The men were sitting in a car at the shopping center, located in the 5700 block of Nave Drive, when they were shot at about 12:10 a.m. Police said the shooting appears to be gang-related.
Police have already arrested one suspect in the shooting, Alessandra Marie Coyle, 22, of Novato. She was taken into custody the day of the shooting on suspicion of attempted murder and participation in a criminal street gang.
She was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Marin County Superior Court.
Gil should be considered armed and dangerous, and anyone who knows his whereabouts should call Novato police at (415) 897-1122, Jones said.
There also is a $250,000 arrest warrant for Gil stemming from a 2006 sexual assault in Novato, Jones said.
Police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to Gil's arrest, and a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the Jan. 3 shooting.
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