Update: Teen arrested in deadly shooting at Brentwood 24 Hour Fitness; victim named

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BRENTWOOD – A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one man and injured three others at a gym in Brentwood early Thursday morning.

Police said on Friday that the teen has been booked into the Contra Costa Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of murder. The teen is a resident of Brentwood and his name is being withheld due to his age.

A second person detained in connection with the incident was released after it was determined he was not a shooter, police said.

The shooting was reported around 1:55 a.m. Thursday at the 24 Hour Fitness gym on Lone Tree Way, where Brentwood police said a fight broke out on or around the gym's basketball court and continued to its parking lot before shots were fired.

A 24 Hour Fitness gym where a fatal shooting occurred in the parking lot, August 11, 2022. CBS

According to the Contra Costa Coroner's office, 21-year-old Cesar Arana of Antioch was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Our hearts go out to the family and friends impacted by his untimely death," police said Friday.

The three other victims went to hospitals, police said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Greene at (925) 809-7797.

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