Home invasions near Santa Rosa leave 1 dead; several arrested after chase

A pair of violent home invasion robberies Thursday morning near Santa Rosa left one resident dead and another wounded before police pursued a group of suspects to Vallejo and captured some of them, officials said.

The first invasion occurred about 4:40 a.m. on the 1900 block of Fulton Road, said Misti Harris, a spokeswoman for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. One man was shot and rushed to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The second robbery occurred about 6:45 a.m. on the 3500 block of Melcon Lane, 7 miles south of the first attack, Harris said. She said a man was fatally shot. Neither victim was immediately identified.

Police officers in Vallejo, Calif. search for two suspect who police believe shot and killed a man during a home invasion robbery outside of Santa Rosa, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2017. Police officers in Vallejo, Calif. search for two suspect who police believe shot and killed a man during a home invasion robbery outside of Santa Rosa, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2017. Photo: Chris Preovolos/Hearst Newspapers Photo: Chris Preovolos/Hearst Newspapers Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Home invasions near Santa Rosa leave 1 dead; several arrested after chase 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

“We are going to talk to family members first,” Harris said.

Jose Luis Torres and Adriana Pereyra-Torres are the owners of the gated home on 4 acres on Melcon Lane, according to property records. The couple are also listed as the owners of Advance Appliance Services, a Sonoma County company that specializes in high-end home appliance repair.

It is unclear why the homes were targeted, but guns were stolen from the home on Melcon Lane, said Sgt. Spencer Crum of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. A group of people gathered outside of the gated home Thursday afternoon but declined comment.

Harris noted that multiple residents were in the two homes during the invasions.

After the second robbery, five suspects fled in a dark blue minivan and led police on a chase from Santa Rosa to Vallejo.

The suspects crashed into another vehicle and fire hydrant near the intersection of Couch and Redwood streets in Vallejo, Crum said.

Four men were taken into custody while police searched for a woman who was still on the loose, he added.

The guns stolen from the home on Melcon Lane have not yet been recovered.

SWAT teams were checking rooftops and going door to door on the 2400 block of Alameda Street and nearby Hermosa and Del Mar Avenues in Vallejo.

“It’s apparently quite the scene in Vallejo,” Harris said.

Chris Preovolos, Hearst Newspapers’ national photo editor, contributed to this report.