Crime & Safety
$1.5M Bail For Man Charged In Concord Shooting
Police call the shooting a targeted attack.
CONCORD, CA — Charges were filed against a man suspected of shooting and wounding someone in Concord last month, according to prosecutors.
At 4:30 p.m. on March 18, the emergency department of John Muir Medical Center told Concord police that they were treating a gunshot victim, who was treated and released.
Police investigated the shooting, which reportedly happened near Esperanza and Huron drives. They identified the suspected shooter as Devante Lucas Watson.
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With help from the United States Marshal's Service, Watson was arrested on March 26 in Richmond. Detectives allegedly found a loaded firearm while serving warrants related to the case.
Police said the shooting was a targeted attack and not a random act of violence.
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Watson was charged with two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and discharging a firearm in a school zone, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Monday.
He is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility in lieu of $1.5 million bail.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting can reach out to Detective Luciano at (925) 603-5831.
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