A burst of gunfire in downtown San Rafael on Friday night left two dead and four injured, police are reporting.
The San Rafael Police Department says it began receiving multiple 911 calls about shots fired near Third Street at Lootens Place around 10:40 p.m. Police say witnesses reported seeing multiple vehicles speeding away from that location.
A police officer intercepted a black Dodge Charger that eventually stopped near the top of Wolfe Grade. Inside the car were four people, including two men with gunshot wounds: a 25-year-old Fairfield resident whose injuries were life-threatening and 25-year-old Pittsburg resident whose injuries were not.
Back at a parking structure on Lootens Place, police found a 62-year-old San Rafael man with non-fatal gunshot wounds.
Police also found two victims at the scene of a vehicle collision in central Marin. A 24-year-old Stockton man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 29-year-old Stockton man was transported to a hospital with nonfatal injuries.
Police learned of the second fatal victim after a car dropped the 27-year-old Fairfield man in front of the emergency department at a hospital. Police say the car’s occupants called for help and then drove away. The victim died at the hospital.
Police say they believe many of the victims had come to San Rafael to attend a rap concert at a downtown bar. By Saturday morning, the first floor under the parking garage resembled a crime scene, with bullet holes gouged in load-bearing cement pillars and shattered storefront glass.
Lt. Dan Fink, a spokesperson for the San Rafael Police Department, said the victims that police interviewed said they were either at the concert or on their way to it. Police were not yet ready to identify the venue and had no arrests or updates to report.
“It was a nexus point,” he told The Chronicle.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Raheem Hosseini is a San Francisco Chronicle editor. Email: raheem.hosseini@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @raheemfh