Police search for Fairfield shooting suspect

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KTVU & Wires) - Police are looking for a person who shot and critically injured a 21-year-old man in Fairfield on Sunday afternoon.

At 4:08 p.m., officers responded to a shooting near San Miguel Drive and El Verano Court, according to police.

When officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

Police described the suspect as a male wearing dark clothing who witnesses saw fleeing west away from the shooting scene and onto Dover Avenue.

The motive for the shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Fairfield police at (707) 428-7600.