2025 Stockton shooting

On July 16, 2014, three armed suspects robbed a Bank of the West branch in Stockton, California. After taking three hostages, the suspects fled the scene, pursued by officers of the Stockton Police Department (SPD) in an hour-long pursuit that ended in a shootout. Over the course of the incident, almost 1,000 rounds were exchanged between police and the suspects. Though no police officers or bystanders were hurt, two suspects were killed, two hostages were injured, one hostage was killed by police gunfire, and numerous vehicles and other property were damaged or destroyed. A fourth suspect was also arrested after the incident.

Lincoln High School, founded in 1954, is Lincoln Unified School District's only comprehensive high school. The school serves approximately 3,500 students from ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations.

Bear Creek High School is a high school located in north Stockton, California. It is part of Lodi Unified School District (LUSD). Current enrollment is roughly 2,000 students. Before Ronald E. McNair High School opened in 2006, Bear Creek was the newest high school in LUSD.

Lincoln Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 4,381 at the 2010 census, up from 4,216 at the 2000 census.

Humphreys University, previously known as Humphreys College, is an independent, non-profit university with two campuses in California, one in Modesto and the other in Stockton. It has been in continuous service to the central San Joaquin Valley since 1896, giving it the distinction of being the first institution of higher education in the area. It awards certificates, and associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Its Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law awards the juris doctor degree. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, and the law school is accredited by the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners.

Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law is an independent, nonprofit law school located in Stockton, California. The School of Law is approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges but neither has nor seeks accreditation by the American Bar Association.

Ronald E. McNair High School is a high school in Stockton, California, United States. Opened in 2005, it is the newest high school in Lodi Unified School District. The school is named after Dr. Ronald E. McNair (1950–1986), a physicist and astronaut who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

Sherwood Place (formerly Sherwood Mall) is a shopping center in Stockton, California, United States. Opened in 1979, it features Macy's, Best Buy, Petco, Ulta, HomeGoods, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sprouts Farmers Market, Burlington, and Sky Zone. It is owned and managed by Stone Brothers. Prior to its redevelopment in 2022, it was one of two enclosed shopping malls in Stockton, the other being Weberstown Mall, which is located next door to Sherwood.

Saint Mary's High School (SMHS), founded in 1876, is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school in Stockton, California. The school is under the canonical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Stockton and sponsored by the Salesian order of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales priests and brothers (Toledo–Ohio Province). The school is a member of the College Board and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by the Western Catholic Education Association.

Middle College High School (also known as Middle College or by its initials MCHS) is located in Stockton California, on the San Joaquin Delta College campus and is part of the Lodi Unified School District (LUSD). Middle College was founded in the fall of 2000. Its target enrollment is 240 students in grades nine through twelve, each grade having about 60 students. In 2007 and 2011 Middle College was named a California Distinguished School and in 2008 was named a National Blue Ribbon School. It is considered to be one of the more prestigious schools in the area, with an Academic Performance Index (API) Score of 915 in 2013. The school is accredited by the Western Association of School and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Schools. Middle College is an AVID school, where students take an AVID class for all four years of enrollment. Middle College has a Dual Enrollment program, which allows students to enroll in college courses while completing their traditional high school credits. The school's mission is, "to provide a supportive, academically challenging environment where students are able to successfully complete 30-60 transferable college units in order to directly apply to a 4-year college." The majority of Middle College students graduate with one or more associate degrees in arts (AA) or sciences (AS) in addition to their high school diploma. Given this, it is typical for students to complete their general education and move on to four-year universities with junior standings. Due to the school's rigorous academic program and small school setting, the school does not offer sports. Enrollment at Middle College mostly consists of minorities.Middle College participates in well-known organizations such as AVID, American Red Cross, National Honor Society, United States Academic Decathlon, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), and Key Club International.

San Joaquin Delta College (Delta College) is a public community college in Stockton, California. It was founded in 1935 as Stockton Junior College. The college serves a district area that includes all of San Joaquin County and parts of Alameda, Calaveras, Sacramento, and Solano counties.

The Atlas Tract (formerly known as the Hartland Tract) is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in San Joaquin County, California. It has been used for agriculture since it was first reclaimed in the late 19th century.