Little New Information From Police Regarding Shooting Incident at Southampton Center

Benicia police detectives waited until late Thursday to search the car involved in a shooting incident at the Southampton Center on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. 

The search couldn’t begin until detectives received a search warrant allowing them to go through the contents of the vehicle.  The warrant was granted by a judge late Thursday afternoon.

Police wouldn’t comment on the evidence they pulled from the vehicle which had a bullet hole in the passenger side door after a retired law enforcement officer fired on the vehicle.

The officer fired after being hit by the car as it tried to flee from the Southampton Center parking lot.  Both rounds hit the car, one in the pasenger door and one in the radiator.

The vehicle was pulled over by Benicia police officers on Columbus Parkway.

Sgt. Roger Yokoi of the Benicia Police Department did confirm that the retired officer who discharged a weapon had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

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