Palo Alto man accused of firing pellet gun at Jiffy Lube

Junwei Gu, 26, of Palo Alto, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for a single count of felony assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly fired multiple rounds from a pellet gun into a Jiffy Lube in Palo Alto Thursday Oct. 30, 2014. less Junwei Gu, 26, of Palo Alto, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for a single count of felony assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly fired multiple rounds from a pellet gun into a Jiffy ... more Photo: Palo Alto Police Department Photo: Palo Alto Police Department Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Palo Alto man accused of firing pellet gun at Jiffy Lube 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

A Palo Alto man was arrested last week for allegedly firing a realistic-looking pellet gun into a Jiffy Lube behind his house, police said.

Just before 11 a.m. on Oct. 30, Palo Alto police received a report of a man standing on the balcony of his condominium firing a revolver-type pellet gun into the back of the Jiffy Lube at 4195 El Camino Real, officials said.

Witnesses told police the pellets narrowly missed an employee, struck signs in the back of the shop and caused minor damage to a vehicle. No one was injured.

Officers arrested Junwei Gu, 26, of Palo Alto as he left the condo complex and reported locating the 8-inch pellet gun in his home. He was jailed on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

Police said they had not determined a motive, but that the investigation was ongoing.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale