Vehicle Driver Shot Dead In Pleasant Hill; Suspect Vehicle Sought
PLEASANT HILL (CBS SF) -- A person was shot dead while driving a vehicle in Pleasant Hill Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The shooting happened along Taylor Blvd. between Grayson Rd. and Withers Ave., according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire).
The victim was in a gray or black Mercedes and the suspect vehicle was described as a black BMW, Con Fire said.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office later confirmed that Muir Station deputies were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. following a report of a shooting in the unincorporated area of Taylor Road and Gloria Terrace.
Deputies arrived on scene to find bystanders providing lifesaving measures to a person on the ground near a vehicle who appeared to have been shot, authorities said.
Medics arrived at the scene at 1:17 p.m. and but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting happened in an unincorporated area of Pleasant Hill and the case was turned over to the sheriff's department. Deputies were looking for a black BMW SUV with multiple people aboard.
Taylor was closed between Grayson and Withers during the ongoing investigation and was reopened just before 6 p.m.
Katie Nielsen contributed to this report.