{"id":6324,"date":"2026-08-04T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6324"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:39:50","slug":"no-reported-injuries-in-shooting-near-santa-cruz-beach-boardwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6324","title":{"rendered":"No reported injuries in shooting near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>SANTA CRUZ \u2014 Police are investigating a Monday night shooting in the parking lot near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6322\">This California charter school paid millions to firms linked to its founder. It was shut down amid \u2018fiscal integrity\u2019 concerns.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not give a time for the shooting, saying on Monday evening officers responded to reports of shots fired in the parking lot near the boardwalk.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media posting Monday night, police said \u201cno one was struck by gunfire, there were no reported injuries, and there is no active threat to the public. The scene is secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6320\">California\u2019s $627,000 equity in mortgaged homes ranks No. 2 in US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The posting said at this time, no arrests have been made, and the investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p>The gunfire did cause crowds at the boardwalk to flee to find safe spots.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Santa Cruz Police Department Investigations Unit at 831-420-5995.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6318\">Map: Gann Fire and evacuation in Sierra foothills<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shooting was reported in a parking lot Monday night near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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