stockton police serial killing suspect arrested
Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a news conference at the Stockton Police Department headquarters about the arrest of suspect Wesley Brownlee in a series of killings in Stockton, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.Clifford Oto/The Record via Associated Press
  • Six people were killed and one person was injured in a killing spree that ended in the arrest of a man.

  • The man was taken into custody at 2 a.m. It was Saturday.

  • Brownlee was stopped while he was on a mission.

The suspect in a serial killing was arrested in the early hours of Saturday while he was on a mission to kill.

The man was arrested on a homicide charge after he was stopped by police.

Brownlee had a mask around his neck and was armed when he was confronted by officers.

We are certain that we stopped another killing.

Authorities zeroed in on a suspect thanks to numerous tips from the public. Brownlee was surveilling by police while he was driving.

The home of Brownlee was searched on Saturday.

stockton police serial killing suspect wesley brownlee
Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a press conference at the Stockton Police Department headquarters in Stockton, Calif., on the arrest of suspect Wesley Brownlee in the Stockton serial killings on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.Clifford Oto/The Record via Associated Press

A serial killer is believed to be responsible for six shooting deaths and a seventh injury in Northern California. Most of the men who were killed were ambushed while walking alone.

The killings in Northern California did not appear to be related to drugs or gangs, according to the police. The suspect usually chose his victims at random and they were usually alone.

According to the FBI, serial killings are the murders of two or more people by the same person or persons during separate events.

One of the linked killings took place in Oakland on April 10, 2021, but the other did not kill the woman.

According to authorities, they were able to link each of the killings through the use of evidence. They released a photo and video of the suspect from behind, walking through a building. The public was asked to give tips by authorities.

If people have more information about Brownlee, they are urged to contact investigators.

The six male victims were identified as Paul Yaw, 35; Salvador Debudey Jr., 43; Jonathan Rodriguez, 21; Juan Cruz, 52; Lawrence Lopez, 54; and Juan Vasquez-Serrano, 39. The woman who survived the shooting is not known.

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