Crime & Safety

Santa Cruz Police Release Sketch of Suspect Who Shot and Robbed UCSC Student

The crime at a bus stop near Natural Bridges State Park has shocked residents.

Police Tuesday released a sketch of the man who allegedly robbed a 21-year-old student and shot her in the head Monday at 7:30 p.m.

In a strange twist, the woman didn't know she had been shot until doctors at Dominican Hospital found a bullet in her skull. She reported that the man struck her with a shotgun. 

More details about the case can be found here. 

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The woman has been released from the hospital and is home with family.


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