Wesley Brownlee, A Suspected California Serial Killer Arrested By Police
Wesley Brownlee suspected of killing six people in a string of murders in California has been arrested by police while "out hunting" for his next victim.
He was driving in the city of Stockton, where five of the murders took place, and was armed with a handgun, when he was stopped by police officers in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Age
Brownleeis 43 years old.
Arrested
Investigators had been tracking the 43-year-old after receiving tips from public members.
"Based on tips coming into the department and Stockton Crime Stoppers, we were able to zero in on a possible suspect," Police Chief Stanley McFadden said.
"Our surveillance team followed this person while he was driving. We watched his patterns and determined, early this morning, he was on a mission to kill."
Mr. McFadden added that Brownlee was detained after engaging in what appeared to be threatening behavior, including going to parks and dark places, stopping, and looking around before driving on.
He was dressed in black, had a mask around his neck, had a gun, and "was out hunting," the police chief said.
A police photo showed the weapon allegedly carried by the suspect, which appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun containing some non-metallic materials.
Brownlee is accused of shooting dead six men and wounding a woman in an 18-month killing spree in the Stockton and Oakland areas.