Crime & Safety
Footage Shows Car Sought In Couple's Killing, Vallejo Police Say
Police released video of the car —possibly a 2014-2018 Honda Accord —that pulled up alongside the couple who had their baby in the backseat.
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VALLEJO, CA — Police this week released footage of a car believed to be involved in a shooting that left a Vallejo couple dead and their young child injured last August.
Joacko Williams Jr., 25, and Rahel Blackmon, 24, were gunned down Aug. 20 while sitting in their car with their infant son in the backseat.
The suspect car, possibly a 2014-2018 Honda Accord, pulled up alongside and someone began shooting into the couple's car, police said. The 1-year-old boy in the backseat was the only survivor.
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The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 near the corner of Trinity and Louisiana streets in Vallejo.
In a short video clip released by police on Thursday, rapid gunfire is heard, followed by the suspect car rolling through a stop sign without stopping. The footage can be found at Vimeo.com/506277761 .
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Josh Caitham at 707-648-4342 or Detective Terry Schillinger at 707-648-4278.
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