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Police: Man Knocked On Acquaintance's Door In Tracy, Started Shooting

TRACY (CBS13) – A Sacramento man is under arrest after police say he went up to an acquaintance's home and opened fire.

The incident happened Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. along the 100 block of Brannon Drive in Tracy.

Tracy police say a man had knocked on the door of a home, then started shooting when the residents answered. Two people were hurt in the shooting and taken to the hospital.

PRESS RELEASE Attempted Homicide Arrest: Last night at about 7:30 pm, Tracy Police responded to a report of shots...

Posted by Tracy Police Department on Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Sacramento resident Gregory Castles. Police say he was later arrested in Sacramento.

Investigators believe the shooting was unprovoked. Castles is an acquaintance of one of the victims, police say.

Both people hurt in the shooting are expected to survive.

Castles is facing charges of attempted homicide. He has been booked into San Joaquin County Jail.

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