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Arrest made in deadly shooting at Vacaville apartment complex, police say

An arrest has been made in a shooting at a Vacaville apartment complex that left one person dead late Monday morning.

Vacaville police say officers were called to the Peabody Road complex, just off of Cliffside Drive and Interstate 80, a little before 11 a.m. to investigate reports of a shooting.

At the scene, officers found a man who had been shot inside of an apartment.

The man was taken to the hospital, but police say he later died.

On Thursday, police announced they arrested 20-year-old Michael Ward in Oakland in connection with the shooting. Officers said they recovered a gun during the arrest.

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Arrest photo of Michael Ward, 20 Vacaville Police Department

Police added that Ward and the victim lived in the same apartment where the shooting happened.

Authorities have not released the name of the man. Exactly what led up to the shooting also remains under investigation.

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