Victim named, suspect arrested in Concord murder case

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Concord Police Department has identified the man who was shot and killed near the intersection of Monument Boulevard and Reganti Drive in Concord on April 14 at approximately 3 a.m. A suspect was also arrested in the case.

The victim of the shooting was identified as 40-year-old Omar Garcia. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.

Concord Police Department detectives identified 27-year-old Chance Martin of Pittsburg, Calif. as the murder suspect. CPD, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, and the Pleasant Hill and Antioch police departments, served search warrants in Pleasant Hill and Antioch. During the searches, authorities found and arrested Martin, who was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.

“It is believed that Martin had been involved in a dispute in the parking lot of 1500 Monument Blvd. with a group of males, had left in a vehicle, and then returned a short time later and shot multiple times from the window of his vehicle at the group of people with whom he had previously been arguing,” CPD said. “One of the bullets he fired struck and killed Garcia.”

Martin faces murder charges and will remain in custody. Anyone with additional information about the shooting is asked to contact Concord police.