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Paso Robles shooter followed woman from Bay Area

October 30, 2024

Photo by Debbie Thomas

By KAREN VELIE

The 41-year-old man suspected in a Tuesday morning shooting in Paso Robles was allegedly stalking a female victim he knew from the Bay Area. Officers arrested Francisco Gutierrez  shortly after neighbors reported the shooting.

Amid concerns regarding Gutierrez, the unnamed female victim fled and drove to Paso Robles to escape. Officers suspect Gutierrez tracked the victim to a short-term rental in the 500 block of 5th Street. However, the victim fled before Gutierrez arrived at her vacation rental.

After he arrived at the rental, Gutierrez beat on the door and demanded entry. Allegedly angry, drunk, and high, Gutierrez then fired at least six rounds from a pistol while outside the home.

Witnesses reported seeing a male leaving the area in a black SUV prior to the officer’s arrival. During a search of the vicinity, officers observed a male entering the back seat of a black SUV parked nearby.

Officers found Francisco Gutierrez hiding in the back seat. Investigators also recovered a loaded firearm and spent shell casings from inside the vehicle.

Investigators booked Gutierrez in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of stalking, driving under the influence, possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm. He is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

 


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Our government is failing at their number one duty to protect us… I worry about my wife every time she leaves the house… just last week there was a similar incident in Morro Bay…


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Our government failed this person? Really: Did the article indicate she involved the government in any way? Nope. She fled SF landed in a hotel and probably forgot her IPhone was tied to his. Perhaps her distrust for government, like yours, led to this result?


How should have our government intervened? Proactively restricting his gun possession? Can’t say I can remember you being an advocate for limiting 2nd Amendment and access to guns in previous posts.

The best government in the world will never eliminate bad actors in a FREE society.


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The police or any government official have no legal or constitutional obligation to protect any citizen (even if they could) from harm.

I know people don’t like hearing this but it is true and is the reason gun control is unconstitutional, because we have the right to defend our families, property and person. Look it up.


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You are correct in that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the state, (law enforcement), “has no duty to protect” a private citizen from another. The one case I remember is the DeShaney vs. Winnebago County in 1989, but I believe there are others.


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You live in SLO County and you worry about incidents like this happening every time your wife leaves the house… You can’t be serious.


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I wonder if the police told the caller to call the STR complaint line before calling the police? We all know they use the complaint line to hide facts and reports that would obscure the problems with STR’s.


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