SBPDPIO
Source: Santa Barbara Police Department
The Santa Barbara Police Department is requesting the assistance of the public in locating the whereabouts of a subject who is wanted for attempted murder and several felony firearms violations.
On Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 0200 hours, Alexander Raul Garcia, a 36-year-old Santa Barbara resident, was involved in an argument with another individual in the 500 block of Casitas Road, Santa Barbara. During the argument, Garcia displayed a semi-automatic firearm, raised the loaded handgun towards the victim and fired. Garcia then fled the area immediately after.
Garcia’s whereabouts are currently unknown. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Do not attempt to contact this subject if seen, and call 9-1-1 immediately.
If you are aware of Garcia’s location, and it is a non-urgent notification, please contact Detective Andre Miller at (805) 451-0045 or 805-882-8900, amiller@sbpd.com. You can remain anonymous.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Photos provided has been approved for public dissemination by the Chief of Police
I’m sure anyone with tattoos looks dangerous to you
Tattoos + Smirk + Age + Gun + Shooting = Bad Man
That’s great! Of course situations like this are and should be an exception. I’ve said many times on here, you cannot claim to have a functioning justice system while also promoting prolonged judgment by society. Either people are found guilty and serve their time/probation/community service and earn back their place in society, or we revamp the system – not publicly shame folks presumed innocent and/or folks proven to be guilty when “justice has been served”. California has way too many laws, but this one is a good one.
how does he look “dangerous”? LOL because he has a beard and ink? uh…that’s pretty much every other guy in town….
DOULIE, 911 does not employ infinite operators. Info about where this dude may have lived in the past etc is NOT more important than an actual, currently-occurring emergency. Don’t tie up on 911 over non urgent info.
Zerohawk, does every other guy in town with a beard and tattoos also have an FU mugshot circulating?
As kind and funny and even respectful as he may **have** been in the past, no logical, sane person that doesn’t have some severe emotional and mental deficits would pull out, point a loaded gun, and fire the weapon at a person over something as trivial as an argument. His actions are the definition of someone who should be incarcerated, and by his actions is a real danger to the rest of us.