The Solano County District Attorney’s Office has charged 18-year-old Terrell Elbert Blutcher Jr. with two counts of murder in fatal shootings about 20 minutes apart in Vallejo on Oct. 6, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing the Vallejo Police Department.
Police said Blutcher, of Vallejo, was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop and booked into Solano County Jail, where he is being held without bail. He also had an outstanding Napa County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, the department said. He was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, according to county records cited by the Chronicle. This report does not describe that appearance, which had not been accounted for in the Chronicle’s story.
Police said the first shooting was around 8 a.m. near Springs Road and Castlewood Drive, where officers found an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds in a car that had struck an unoccupied vehicle. He died in the hospital days later and has not been identified, the department said. About 20 minutes later, officers responded to the 200 block of Marin Street and found a man with at least one gunshot wound. Relatives identified him as Devaughn McBride, 32, a U.S. Postal Service employee who was wearing his uniform when he was shot, the Chronicle reported; he died in the hospital. “Two lives were lost to gun violence, and multiple families are now left dealing with the consequences of these tragic events,” Chief Jason Ta said Tuesday. This is a charging follow-up to earlier coverage of the arrest; Blutcher is charged, not convicted.