Police Arrest Suspect In Antioch Shooting

ANTIOCH (CBS SF) -- Police detained a man suspected of critically injuring a 22-year-old Antioch man during a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Antioch, police said

At about 3:45 p.m., Antioch police responded to a report of a shooting in the vicinity of Alpha Way and East 18th Street, police said.

Arriving officers found the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the lower back. Officers and emergency crews provided medical assistance to the man who was then taken to a hospital. He is listed in critical condition, police said.

Officers checked the area for suspects and located a man armed with a handgun. He was arrested as a possible suspect in the shooting, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation and the name of the suspect has not been released.

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