Police are looking for a Morgan Hill man who allegedly assaulted his neighbor with a baseball bat last week.
The bizarre incident—which at one point was reported as a possible suicide threat—started about 12:45 p.m. Dec. 9. At that time, officers from the Morgan Hill Police Department responded to a call of a fight in progress between two men on the 200 block of Oak Grove Court, according to a Dec. 14 press release from MHPD.
Initial reports suggested that one of the men used a baseball bat to assault the other, police said. Shortly after the first call, police received a second phone call reporting that Mark Weber, 47 of Morgan Hill, had killed his neighbor with a bat.
Officers responded to the scene and eventually located the victim, who was not dead but was suffering from major injuries inside his home, the press release states. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for possible life threatening injuries.
Officers searched the area for Weber throughout the evening Dec. 9 but he fled the scene before police arrived. Weber remains on the loose.
MHPD and police from multiple other agencies were stationed in the Oak Grove Court neighborhood, near the intersection of Wright Avenue, for several hours Dec. 9 as they attempted to make contact with the resident at the scene of the assault. Police at the scene that evening said at least one call reported it was a possible suicide scare, but the Dec. 14 statement does not reference such a circumstance.
The police statement also does not include details about Weber’s motive or the origin of the initial dispute.
Authorities caution that Weber is considered armed and dangerous, and any witness who sees him should not approach him, the press release states. Anyone who sees Weber should call 911 and provide their exact location and a physical description of Weber, police said.
Anyone with other information about this incident can call MHPD at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.
