Crime & Safety
Man Shot in Face in Marin City, Deputies Say
The Marin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crime.
By Bay City News Service
The Marin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday night shooting in Marin City.
Deputies responded at 11:51 p.m. to the area of Drake Avenue and Cole Drive after receiving several calls of a person being shot, according to sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Doug Pittman.
Pittman said responding deputies located a male victim who had shot multiple times in the face and head.
The victim was still conscious and was sitting on a curb near where the shooting occurred when deputies arrived. He was transported to a local hospital and was still in surgery early Monday morning, Pittman said.
The sheriff's office has not released the victim's identity, and no arrests have been made.
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