Crime & Safety
Concord Police Reopen 2015 Homicide Investigation
Anyone who recognizes one or more of the individuals depicted in four forensic sketches is urged to call Concord PD's tip line.
CONCORD, CA — Concord police have reopened an investigation in the 2015 shooting death of 20-year-old Erick Cruz after new leads came to light, according to police officials. The investigation was reopened after people with new information about the killing contacted police.
The people who reached out to investigators had seen a police sketch released by the department of a person who had been in the area at the time of the shooting.
Cruz was killed on Sept. 12, 2015 at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Meadow Lane.
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Officers were dispatched to the complex at 9:30 p.m. to investigate reports of gunshots, according to Concord police officials.
When they arrived, officers found Cruz suffering from a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Concord police tip line at 925-603-5863.
— Bay City News Service