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Police want help with investigation

Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday November 02, 2002

RICHMOND — The Richmond police are requesting the public's assistance with their investigation of an attempted double homicide that occurred Thursday. 

Police say that at 1:30 p.m. they received a report of gunshots being fired in the area of the 1600 block of Portrero Avenue. Officers located evidence of a shooting there, but could not locate a victim. 

Six minutes after this first call, police were notified that two gunshot victims had arrived at Kaiser Hospital. 

The two victims, Marcio Williams, 28, of San Pablo and James Robert Lewis, 19, of Richmond were able to drive themselves to the hospital after being shot by an unknown assailant.  

According to reports, the victims were seated inside a white Mitsubishi sedan when the shooter approached on foot and open fired. 

Williams is currently listed as being in critical condition, while Lewis is described as stable. 

Police say that there is no known motive for this shooting, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Joe Valle at (510) 620-6628, or Detective Terry Ellis at (510) 620-6625.