Suspect arrested in apparent Stockton serial killings - ABC News

A fishy was arrested Saturday successful transportation to the six unprovoked murders of men ages 21 to 54 implicit the past fewer months, the Stockton Police Department said.

The Stockton Police Department announced that Wesley Brownlee, 43, was booked connected a homicide complaint Saturday. Police said that surveillance teams followed Brownlee portion helium was driving, and stopped successful country of Village Green Drive and Winslow Avenue astir 2 a.m. Saturday morning.

Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested and charged with homicide Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Authorities judge helium is connected to a bid of killings successful Stockton, Calif.

Stockton Police Department

"Our surveillance squad followed this idiosyncratic portion helium was driving. We watched his patterns and determined aboriginal this morning; helium was connected a ngo to kill. He was retired hunting," Chief Stanley McFadden said astatine a quality league Saturday.

McFadden added, "As officers made interaction with him, helium was wearing acheronian covering and a disguise astir his neck. He was besides equipped with a firearm erstwhile helium was taken into custody. We are definite we stopped different killing."

Brown volition beryllium arraigned Tuesday and much charges are likely, constabulary said.

The San Joaquin County's Office of the Medical Examiner identified the victims. Paul Yaw, 35, was killed connected July 8; Salvador Debudey Jr., 43, died connected Aug. 11; Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez, 21, was killed connected Aug. 30; Juan Cruz, 52, was the Sept. 21 victim; and Lawrence Lopez Sr., 54, was slain connected Sept. 27.

The men who were unsocial astatine the clip erstwhile they were fatally changeable and each of the killings took spot astatine nighttime oregon successful the aboriginal greeting hours, constabulary said.

Another shooting, of a 46-year-old Black pistillate astatine Park Street and Union Street successful Stockton astatine 3:20 a.m. connected April 16, 2021, was besides linked to the investigation, constabulary said earlier this month. The pistillate survived her injuries successful that shooting, they said.

Police said that a motive is not known for the killings but it is believed to person been intentional.

ABC News' Mark Osborne and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.