Suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot after assault in Concord

The Brief

  • Concord Police Department officers were sent just before 10:45 a.m. to a home in the city on reports of “an assault with a firearm.”
  • Police said no one was injured in that shooting, and the suspect fled the scene before authorities arrived.
  • The suspect returned to his home in the 2600 block of Ward Way, where he was found dead inside from “a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

CONCORD, Calif. A suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday after Concord police tracked them to their home from the scene of a reported assault.

Concord Police Department officers were sent just before 10:45 a.m. to a home in the city on reports of “an assault with a firearm,” according to a department statement.

Police said no one was injured in that shooting, and the suspect fled the scene before authorities arrived and returned to his home in the 2600 block of Ward Way.

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