BAY POINT — The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said it was asking for the public’s help in solving a weekend fatal shooting of a teenager under investigation by deputies as a homicide.
Around 5:36 p.m.., deputies responded to the 3300 block of Willow Pass Road for a report of a shooting, according to a sheriff’s department press release Sunday afternoon.
When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound lying on the ground outside a store. Despite life-saving measures from firefighters and paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s department identified him Sunday as 18-year-old Manuel Pineda.
A second person hurt in the shooting was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators are working to learn more about the incident, and anyone with information may call the sheriff’s investigative division at 925-313-2600 or dispatchers at 925-646-2441, or may e-mail tips@so.cccounty.us or call 866-846-3592 to leave an anonymous voicemail.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
Source: www.mercurynews.com