East Bay Store Clerk Shoots, Kills Robbery Suspect, Cops Say

BAY POINT, CA — A robbery Sunday at an East Bay market turned deadly when the store clerk shot the suspected robber, officials with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said. Muir Station deputies were dispatched at 11:04 p.m. to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and a shooting at a market in the 200 block of Port Chicago Highway in Bay Point, said Jimmy Lee, director of public affairs for the sheriff's office.

Deputies found a clerk inside the store suffering from a head injury, Lee said. Deputies also found a man down on the ground at the intersection of Lynbrook Street and Desanie Way, not far from the store, Kam's Market.

The man suffered a gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead at the scene, Lee said.

Homicide detectives and personnel with the sheriff's Forensic Services Division Crime Lab responded and assumed the investigation.

"Detectives say the man struck the clerk in the head with a gun during a robbery at the market," Lee said. "During the attack, the clerk shot the man."

The deceased man's identity was not being disclosed Tuesday pending notification of his next of kin.

The clerk was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of the injury to his head.

The investigation was continuing Tuesday.

"A second unknown suspect may also be involved," Lee said.

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call the sheriff's Investigation Division at 925-313-2600 or send an email to tips@so.cccounty.us. To leave an anonymous voicemail, call 866-846-3592.

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