Crime & Safety
Brentwood Gym Shooting Suspect Arrested
A juvenile has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a man at a Brentwood gym early Thursday morning, police said Friday.
BRENTWOOD, CA — A juvenile has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a man at a Brentwood gym early Thursday morning, the Brentwood Police Department announced on Friday.
The shooting injured three other people and killed 21-year-old Antioch resident Cesar Arana.
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, where at least two people opened fire, based on surveillance footage.
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Arana was pronounced dead at the scene, while the three others went to hospitals.
Police arrested a 17-year-old Brentwood resident on suspicion of homicide.
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Two suspects were initially detained, but one of them was released after it was determined that he was not the shooter.
This remains an active investigation. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Greene at (925) 809-7797.
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