Man arrested following deadly downtown Lodi shooting, police say

Police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of another man in downtown Lodi, authorities said.

Lodi police officers went to South School Street at about 3:50 a.m. after getting reports of gunfire and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries, the Lodi Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Two suspects were originally arrested by police from a residence after the SWAT team started speaking on the phone to have them surrender, the social media post said. A 39-year-old man and a woman were initially arrested in the incident, but the woman was released later Tuesday with no charges, Lodi police wrote in a update to the Facebook post.

As police searched the home, they found narcotics, a firearm and other evidence related to the killing, the social media post said.

The suspect was booked on suspicion of homicide, weapons and drug charges, Lodi police added.

This story was originally published October 3, 2023 at 3:54 PM.