STOCKTON, Calif. — With a potential serial killer on the run, Stockton police have reached out to numerous agencies across the state and country, including police in Chicago for their "Duck Walk Killer" case.
Stockton police spokesperson Joe Silva confirmed with ABC10 that the department reached out to Chicago Police Department in connection to the cases to see if they are linked.
The Duck Walk Killer is a suspect in two deadly targeted shootings in Chicago from 2018. According to ABC affiliate WLS, police believe the killer was captured on video moments after the first killing, noting that his only identifying feature was a limp in his walk. WLS reported that the killer approached the victims from behind and shot them in the head.
Stockton Police Department released video of a person of interest in the serial killings earlier in October. Police Chief Stanley McFadden highlighted the unusual stride and "extremely upright posture" of the person walking.
Silva told ABC10 that Stockton Police Department reached out to Chicago because of the similarities in the walk and because "tips came in showing us the news videos from Chicago of their killer."
Silva said the department is doing their due diligence by reaching out to Chicago Police Department based off the videos seen of the suspect.
An inquiry to Chicago Police Department was not immediately returned.
Video of the suspected Duck Walk Killer and Stockton Police Department's person of interest is available below
Stockton police have linked seven shootings to the possible serial killer, all but one of them were fatal.
- April 10, 2021: The shooting death of 39-year-old Juan Vasquez Serrano in Oakland. It happened around 4:20 a.m.
- April 16, 2021: An unidentified 46-year-old woman was shot at Park Street and Union Street in Stockton around 3:20 a.m. She survived the shooting.
- July 8: The shooting death of Paul Yaw, a 35-year-old man, in the 5600 block of Kermit Lane. It happened around 12:30 a.m.
- Aug. 11: The shooting death of Salvador Debudey Jr., a 43-year-old man, in the 4900 block of West Lane. It happened around 9:50 p.m.
- Aug. 30: The shooting death of Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez, a 21-year-old man, in the 800 block of E. Hammer Lane. It happened around 6:40 a.m.
- Sept. 21: The shooting death of Juan Cruz, a 52-year-old man, in the 4400 block of Manchester Avenue. It happened around 4:30 a.m.
- Sept. 27: The shooting death of Lawrence Lopez Sr., a 54-year-old man in the 900 block of Porter Avenue. It happened around 2 a.m.
None of the shootings have been captured by video cameras and no firearms have been recovered.
Serial Killings Map
A map of the shootings tied to the possible Stockton serial killer is available below.
