One arrested in Mountain View shooting that injured two people

MOUNTAIN VIEW >> A 23-year-old East Palo Alto man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Mountain View that left two teenagers injured, police said.

Detectives on Wednesday arrested the suspect at a Valero gas station at California Avenue and San Antonio Road, the Mountain View Police Department said in a news release.

Police said a loaded gun was found in the suspect’s car. It will be tested to see if it matches the weapon used in the shooting.

The shooting was reported about 8:30 p.m.

April 9 on El Camino Real, near Castro Street. Officers did not find any victims when they arrived at the scene, but they soon received word two male teenagers had arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds.

One victim was shot several times in the upper body and the other was shot once in the upper body. Both are expected to make a full recovery, according to police.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a concealed firearm.

Following the arrest, authorities searched the suspect’s home in the 2500 block of Baylor Street in East Palo Alto and found three other guns, including an AR-15 rifle and a loaded ghost gun, police said. Authorities are working to determine who owns the firearms and if they were legally purchased. The ghost gun, however, will not be traceable.

A 19-year-old East Palo

Alto man police said they believed to be in possession of the ghost gun also was arrested on suspicion of possession of a concealed firearm, possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a non-serialized firearm and resisting arrest.