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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFive National Guard vehicles carrying 50 troopers rolled into Vallejo on Tuesday night to help the city protect “high risk” locations as police braced for a second night of crime and violence, officials said.About 100 people and nearly 40 vehicles “surrounded” the Police Department and rocks and bottles were thrown at officers, city officials said. By 11:30 p.m., Vallejo police said, the department had received about 46 calls in the previous hour, including reports of looting, burglary and shots fired.The scene appeared to be a repeat of the chaos officials said they faced Monday night.“In 27 years of service, I’ve never experienced anything like what I experienced last night in the city of Vallejo,” Police Chief Shawny Williams said at a news conference Tuesday.Police on Monday night responded to numerous reports of looting, carjacking, burglary, assault on officers and other calls. A fire was set inside Vallejo City Hall, which remained closed Tuesday. One looting call resulted in police shooting a suspect outside of a Walgreens after reports of a break-in.Officers shot one suspect and then pursued another suspect who had rammed into a police vehicle before leading police on a high-speed chase into Rodeo, according to police scanner traffic.Vallejo police issued a statement Tuesday saying the Solano County district attorney’s office and the Police Department’s Detective Division were conducting a joint investigation of the shooting. It did not provide information about the condition of the shooting victim or identify the victim.A police spokesperson said the department would hold a news conference about the shooting Wednesday.Earlier in the day Tuesday, hundreds of peaceful protesters, led by youth leaders, had marched through downtown Vallejo as police kept their distance. But in a press conference the same day, Williams said authorities had responded to more than 400 calls for service and made at least 26 arrests.“This was a coordinated attack by organized individuals seeking to cause destruction and harm to our community,” Williams said.City manager Greg Nyhoff said someone broke into the first floor of City Hall and started a fire in an office that was doused by the building’s sprinkler system.Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.“However, we have significant damage on the first floor of our City Hall building,” said Nyhoff, who said the building would likely not reopen until Thursday.Incidents of vandalism and looting have occurred across the Bay Area as cities also see protests of racial injustice sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said Tuesday that Vallejo residents “have come together in peaceful gatherings to have our voices heard about what is seen as unjust treatment of people of color.”“Sadly, much of this has been overshadowed by lawless individuals that have used this tragic time as their platform,” Sampayan said.Vallejo implemented an 8 p.m. curfew that started on Monday but some 100 protesters who had marched with hundreds of others along the waterfront earlier in the evening refused orders to leave, and police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd.Matt Kawahara is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFive National Guard vehicles carrying 50 troopers rolled into Vallejo on Tuesday night to help the city protect “high risk” locations as police braced for a second night of crime and violence, officials said.About 100 people and nearly 40 vehicles “surrounded” the Police Department and rocks and bottles were thrown at officers, city officials said. By 11:30 p.m., Vallejo police said, the department had received about 46 calls in the previous hour, including reports of looting, burglary and shots fired.The scene appeared to be a...

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