Police in Antioch arrested a man suspected in a weekend shooting that injured two people, as the community in Eastern Contra Costa County grapples with a wave of violence.
Around 9:20 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to the Rite Aid pharmacy on 1709 “A” Street. When police arrived, they found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds in the parking lot.
Officers rendered first aid to the victims until paramedics with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District arrived.
The woman was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police said Thursday that both victims are expected to survive.
Investigators learned that the suspect and the male victim were involved in a physical altercation several weeks before the shooting.
On Thursday, police arrested the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Bobby Joe Grigsby. He was booked into the Contra Costa County Jail.