The Brief
- The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office announced the prime suspect behind a July 3 homicide had been arrested in Las Vegas.
- Avery Alexander Gibbs is charged with murder and attempted murder.
- Gibbs is alleged to have shot and killed one person and injured another early July 3 in Bay Point.
OAKLAND, Calif. – After over a week on the run, the man suspected of a shooting that left one person dead and another injured has been arrested.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that 35-year-old Avery Alexander Gibbs had been arrested in Las Vegas and was awaiting extradition back to the Bay Area.
Detectives, in the course of their investigation, determined Gibbs was in Las Vegas, and contacted law enforcement in that city, who promptly arrested him.…