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Pleasanton police on Tuesday publicly identified the local man arrested after allegedly firing around 100 gunshots from inside his home last week, with some of the bullets entering nearby condos but neighbors avoiding injury.
Justin Michael McDaniels, 39, of Pleasanton has been booked into the county jail in Dublin and charged with multiple counts including discharging a firearm with gross negligence, according to police. A potential motive remains unknown.
It was not immediately clear whether McDaniels had entered a plea to the charges in court.
The situation unfolded just after 10 p.m. Friday when police received reports about a man firing a gun from inside his condo on Arroyo Court — a neighborhood off Foothill Road on the west side of the city.
Approximately 100 rifle rounds were discharged, and three neighboring homes were struck by bullets that night, according to police. No one else was inside McDaniels’ condo at the time, police said.
No injuries occurred as a result of the gunfire, and no officers discharged their duty weapons during the response, police said.
The East County Tactical Team assisted Pleasanton patrol officers in the hour-long response before McDaniels voluntarily exited his home and surrendered, according to police.
McDaniels underwent a mental health evaluation before being booked at the Santa Rita Jail with a no-bail hold. He has been charged with firing a gun at an inhabited dwelling and discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner that could result in injury or death, police said.
A motive for the gunfire remains unknown, according to police, who said officers recovered an unspecified number of handguns and rifles from the home.
Pleasanton PD asked anyone with information about this incident to contact the department at 925-931-5100.
