STOCKTON, Calif. —

A 60-year-old man died after a shooting Sunday morning in Stockton, police said.

Police responded to a report of a person being shot at 8:31 a.m. in the area of West Hazelton Avenue and South Harrison Street.

The victim died at the hospital. Detectives gathered evidence and identified James Allen, 72, as a suspect, police said.

He was taken into police custody around 5 p.m. Sunday and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail for homicide and narcotics charges. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

This is the 26th homicide of the year within Stockton city limits, compared to 34 for the same period a year ago, police said.

In 2025, police have been investigating five homicides for the month of August, which included another killing on Saturday .

In that case,

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