Last week there was news about a drive-by shooting in Concord. I don’t hear about too many of these, in fact this is the first I know of in Concord. I hope this isn’t just more escalation in the gang violence in the city but with the growing crime in general is enough to make me sleep with one eye open at night. I don’t live in an area of Concord that would be considered high crime but I guess you never really know. Here is some information on the drive-by shooting that happened in Concord.

A 16-year-old Concord boy who was shot three times early Monday morning in a drive-by shooting is expected to survive his injuries, Concord police Lt. Andrew Gartner said.

Police received a call reporting a shooting shortly after midnight Monday at Grant Street and Olivera Road, near Hillcrest Park.

When officers arrived, they found the victim with gunshot wounds to his left wrist, his right shoulder and possibly his left shoulder, Gartner said.
According to witnesses, the boy had been walking along the street with some friends when a vehicle drove by and the right front passenger shouted out the window, asking if they “bang,” Gartner said. The witness then heard gunshots. – CBS 5

The area of the shooting is not a great area but I can think of a couple other places in the city that are worse. The park is a place where local kids will hang out after dark and party and sometimes get into fights. Shootings are rare there but they have happened, just nothing that has been described as a drive-by.

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