Man sought in fatal shooting held after crash

A man suspected of involvement in a fatal shooting in Concord on Saturday is in custody after crashing a car, police said Sunday.

The search for the man prompted an unsuccessful raid Saturday on his parents’ home in Oakley that left the family dog dead, according to the suspect’s mother, Sandy Jacobson.

Concord police began investigating the case when a shooting was reported around 1:50 a.m. Saturday in front of the Nica Lounge on the 1900 block of Salvio Street in Concord, according to the Concord Police Department.

When police arrived, they found a 43-year-old man on the ground bleeding from a gunshot wound, and he was declared dead at the scene shortly thereafter, police said.

The victim’s name has not yet been released pending notification of his family.

By interviewing witnesses, police identified a 27-year-old suspect, and the Concord police SWAT team served a high-risk search warrant on a home on the 1900 block of Teresa Lane in Oakley, where the suspect’s parents live. Police did not release the suspect’s name, and Jacobson did not identify her son.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Teresa just after 11 a.m. and lifted about four hours later.

“They came here saying our son who does not live here is in the house,” Jacobson said. “He was not in the house — we told them over and over — but they did not believe us.”

During the raid, blinds and doors were broken, windows and mirrors were shattered, and the family dog was shot six times, she said.

“We can fix this (damage), but we can’t get our dog back. And they won’t let us have him so we can bury him. They said, ‘Well, no, Animal Control’s here to take him away.’ We don’t even have him to bury,” Jacobson said.

The suspect, who reportedly lives at a halfway house in Martinez, was not found during the search.

Police later learned from the California Highway Patrol that the suspect had been involved in a single-vehicle crash and was taken to the hospital.

On Sunday, Concord police said the suspect was in custody.