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A teenage girl was pronounced dead shortly after she was found seriously injured in a car with an apparent gunshot wound in northern Livermore on Friday night, according to city police.
The victim was identified only as a 15-year-old girl from Richmond. Her death marks the city of Livermore’s first homicide of the year.
“Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death as well as a motive,” Livermore police said in a statement Saturday evening publicly confirming the homicide. “Detectives believe this is an isolated incident. They currently have a person of interest.”
The situation unfolded just after 8 p.m. Friday when police officers responded to the area of Collier Canyon Road and Meritage Common, just north of Interstate 580 and across the street from Las Positas College, to investigate a report of an unconscious female with visible injuries inside a vehicle, police said. A resident had spotted the injured girl and called 911.
Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department personnel soon arrived at the scene as well, and shortly thereafter pronounced the victim as dead.
Preliminary evidence indicates the girl died from an apparent gunshot wound, according to Livermore police — although they note the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau will be tasked with confirming the cause of death. Coroner’s officials have not yet released the victim’s name.
The death is being investigated as a homicide. Detectives closed the roadway for several hours during their investigation on Friday night.
“We are not releasing any more information at this time as the investigation is ongoing. We will provide an update when we have more details,” police said on Saturday evening.
They ask anyone with information about the case to contact the department’s anonymous tip line at 925-371-4790.
