The Concord Police Department announced the arrest of a man wanted in connection of a March shooting in the City of Concord.
On March 18, 2025 at approximately 4:30 P.M., the Concord Police Department’s Communications Center was notified that a gun shot victim had come into the John Muir Emergency Department. Patrol Officers arrived at the hospital and learned that a single Victim had been shot. The Victim’s injuries were not life threatening, and the Victim was treated and released.
Officers located the scene of the shooting, which occurred in the area of Esperanza Drive and Huron Drive. Detectives from various CPD Investigative Units were called to the scene to further investigate. Through a variety of investigative methods, Devante Lucas Watson was identified as the suspected shooter in this case.
An arrest warrant for Watson was sought and approved. With the assistance of the United States Marshal’s Service, Watson was located at a location in Richmond where he was arrested and transported to the Concord Jail. Detectives conducted multiple search warrants and located a loaded firearm.
Further investigation has led to the conclusion this was a targeted attack and not a random act of violence.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed a five-count felony criminal complaint on Watson for:
- PC245(a)(2) – Assault with a semi-automatic firearm (two counts)
- PC246 – Discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle
- PC29800(a) – Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
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PC626.9(d) – Discharging a firearm in a school zone
- April 23 – Concord: Charges Filed in Robbery, Pursuit That Led to Officer Involved Shooting
- April 18 – Pittsburg Man Arrested in Concord Fatal Shooting
- April 14 – Concord Police Say 1 Dead in Shooting on Monument Blvd.
