Man arrested for threatening to shoot wife at her Downey job

DOWNEY — A Whittier man was arrested Tuesday after he threatened to shoot his wife at her Downey place of employment, authorities said.

The suspect, Jimmy Salcido, allegedly called Downey police dispatchers at 2:22 p.m. and said he was going to shoot his wife, who works in Downey.

Authorities did not identify the wife’s workplace.

Whittier police officers, including SWAT, responded to Salcido’s home and arrested him on charges of making criminal threats.

Police said Salcido had called his wife and threatened her several times Tuesday.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective Jason Estrada at (562) 904-2332.