Fremont, CA: Youth kills girlfriend, then shoots himself

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, September 12, 2009
(09-11) 22:58 PDT FREMONT, CALIF. --

A 17-year-old boy shot and killed his 17-year-old girlfriend Friday night before turning the gun on himself, leaving him gravely wounded, police said.

The names of the victims were not immediately released.

The shooting happened on the 4300 block of Millard Avenue at about 7 p.m., said Detective Bill Veteran, Fremont police spokesman.

Officers responding to reports of shots fired found the two juveniles lying on the street in front of a home, Veteran said.

Police determined that the boy had shot the girl in the head with a small-caliber handgun before shooting himself, Veteran said. The boy was in grave condition at a local hospital.

The two had been romantically involved "until recently" and were in the process of exchanging a cell phone when the killing occurred, Veteran said.

The murder-attempted suicide came less than two days after Nino Francisco, 27, of Vallejo shot and gravely wounded a woman before shooting himself to death at the Motel 6 on Edes Avenue in East Oakland. The woman's name has not been released.