Crime & Safety
Gunfire Erupts Near Costa Mesa Grocery Store; Suspect Arrested: Police
A man was wounded in a shooting near a grocery store in Costa Mesa Tuesday, police said.
COSTA MESA, CA — Gunfire erupted near a Costa Mesa grocery store Tuesday, leaving one man wounded and another man arrested.
The shooting happened at 7:35 a.m. near a Stater Bros. store at 2180 Newport Blvd., according to the Costa Mesa Police Department.
The victim was rushed to a hospital and was expected to survive, police said.
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The suspect in the shooting was tracked by police to the 2400 block of Newport Boulevard, where police worked to apprehend him just before 2:30 p.m., police said.
No further information was immediately available.
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