.Second Suspect Arrested in Santa Cruz Harbor Shooting

Jakaella Porter is charged with attempted murder and conspiracy

A second suspect in the Aug. 8 double-shooting at a beach concert in the Santa Cruz Harbor has turned herself in to Santa Cruz Police.

On Sept. 30 Jakaella Porter walked into SCPD and was arrested and booked for criminal conspiracy and attempted homicide, said Katie Lee, Community Relations Specialist for the City of Santa Cruz.

The investigation is still ongoing. One victim has been released from the hospital, while the second remains hospitalized due to the severity of injuries.

Background

Santa Cruz Police had already arrested Moses Dollar, 27, after he was captured in the Los Angeles area on Sep. 18. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail and charged with attempted murder. The shooting erupted following a beach concert at the popular Crow’s Nest restaurant near the mouth of the harbor.

He is being held without bail, jail records show.

Porter has been identified by investigators as the female suspect in the case and a warrant had been issued for her arrest.

Initial reports were of two men shot, with one suffering up to six gunshots to the chest. 

Witnesses said that after a brief altercation in the Crow’s Nest parking lot, a male in his early 20s opened fire on two men and fled the scene in a black Dodge Charger. The suspect was wearing a red puffy jacket and was accompanied by a female of indeterminate age.

2 COMMENTS

  1. No mention of race, and no mug shot, so the suspect is almost certainly not White.

    If you think I’m “racist” for merely noticing chronic anti-White racism in the media, well, maybe you’re racist.

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    • I didn’t notice this. I did notice your comment capitalizes white. Soo, maybe your questioning holds your answer.

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Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.
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