Update 6:24p: The victim is reportedly 25-year Los Gatan Mark Achille, former co-owner of Mtn. Charley's and the 180 Restaurant Restaurant and Lounge. His partner in those ventures, Sue Farwell, lives near the crime scene.
A white male adult was shot and killed Friday just before noon by an unknown assailant, reportedly a man dressed in all black. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene, near Apt. 35 at the Rancho de Los Gatos complex at 18400 Overlook Rd. Efforts to revive the man ended at approximately 12:05.
The first officer on the scene--possibly Corporal Dan Accardo--reported a "WMA down," a white male adult. This is an extremely rare pronouncement for the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Dept., which has not investigated a homicide in several years, as far as we know. The officer reported numerous shell casings around the victim.
The man was shot multiple times next to a carport in the center of the large condominium complex, near the pool. Eight gunshots were reported to police by two citizens at 11:40 a.m., according to Sgt. Randy Rimple, the designated Public Information Officer at the scene. Police are searching for a white or Hispanic male, approximately 5' 8" tall, wearing all black, including a black hat, and carrying a black shoulder bag. He was described as cleanshaven and may have been seen on Chestnut Ave.about a block away from the townhouse complex as early as 8 a.m. that morning.
Police told NBC11 that the victim carried no identification.
The BayMACS mutual aid system was activated as Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police received help from the Campbell and Sunnyvale Police Departments. Campbell officers helped search the area around Pennsylvania Ave., including Turnstile Lane and Fairview Plaza, and Sunnyvale Police sent a canine unit. Federal agents of the Dept. of Justice were also reportedly on scene. At about 2:30, the Campbell Police Mobile Operations Center arrived at the crime scene.
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