Man Who Shot Gun At Mall Contacts Concord Police

CONCORD, CA — Concord police said a man who shot his gun Sunday in the Sun Valley Mall has contacted them and has been identified as a California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections employee. The Concord Police Department sought the public's help in identifying the man after officers responded to Sunvalley Shopping Center at 4:07 p.m. to investigate a report that a shooting had just occurred.

Witnesses told officers a man dropped a gun near Cinnabon and upon picking it up, shot it one time, Concord PD said in a statement posted to social media.

In a surveillance image released by police, a male suspect is shown with a woman whom investigators believe he left the mall with.

Monday afternoon, Concord PD said in an update to its original social media post that the state prison system employee was in legal possession of the gun.

Further investigation of the matter showed the gun was accidentally discharged, police said, adding that the matter has been referred to the CDCR personnel division.

No injuries were reported in the accidental shooting, according to police.

Photo courtesy Concord Police Department